Q: Is 452,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 452,640 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 452,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 23 24 30 32 40 41 46 48 60 69 80 82 92 96 115 120 123 138 160 164 184 205 230 240 246 276 328 345 368 410 460 480 492 552 615 656 690 736 820 920 943 984 1,104 1,230 1,312 1,380 1,640 1,840 1,886 1,968 2,208 2,460 2,760 2,829 3,280 3,680 3,772 3,936 4,715 4,920 5,520 5,658 6,560 7,544 9,430 9,840 11,040 11,316 14,145 15,088 18,860 19,680 22,632 28,290 30,176 37,720 45,264 56,580 75,440 90,528 113,160 150,880 226,320 and 452,640, with no remainder.

Since 452,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 452,640, 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).