Q: Is 452,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 452,100 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 452,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 25 30 33 44 50 55 60 66 75 100 110 132 137 150 165 220 274 275 300 330 411 548 550 660 685 822 825 1,100 1,370 1,507 1,644 1,650 2,055 2,740 3,014 3,300 3,425 4,110 4,521 6,028 6,850 7,535 8,220 9,042 10,275 13,700 15,070 18,084 20,550 22,605 30,140 37,675 41,100 45,210 75,350 90,420 113,025 150,700 226,050 and 452,100, with no remainder.

Since 452,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 452,100, 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).