Q: Is 453,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 453,200 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 453,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 25 40 44 50 55 80 88 100 103 110 176 200 206 220 275 400 412 440 515 550 824 880 1,030 1,100 1,133 1,648 2,060 2,200 2,266 2,575 4,120 4,400 4,532 5,150 5,665 8,240 9,064 10,300 11,330 18,128 20,600 22,660 28,325 41,200 45,320 56,650 90,640 113,300 226,600 and 453,200, with no remainder.

Since 453,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 453,200, 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).