Q: Is 453,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 453,120 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 453,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 59 60 64 80 96 118 120 128 160 177 192 236 240 256 295 320 354 384 472 480 512 590 640 708 768 885 944 960 1,180 1,280 1,416 1,536 1,770 1,888 1,920 2,360 2,560 2,832 3,540 3,776 3,840 4,720 5,664 7,080 7,552 7,680 9,440 11,328 14,160 15,104 18,880 22,656 28,320 30,208 37,760 45,312 56,640 75,520 90,624 113,280 151,040 226,560 and 453,120, with no remainder.

Since 453,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 453,120, 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).