Q: Is 451,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 451,560 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 451,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 53 60 71 106 120 142 159 212 213 265 284 318 355 424 426 530 568 636 710 795 852 1,060 1,065 1,272 1,420 1,590 1,704 2,120 2,130 2,840 3,180 3,763 4,260 6,360 7,526 8,520 11,289 15,052 18,815 22,578 30,104 37,630 45,156 56,445 75,260 90,312 112,890 150,520 225,780 and 451,560, with no remainder.

Since 451,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 451,560, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).