Q: Is 453,207,372 a Composite Number?

Why is 453,207,372 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 453,207,372 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 37,767,281 75,534,562 113,301,843 151,069,124 226,603,686 and 453,207,372, with no remainder.

Since 453,207,372 cannot be divided by just 1 and 453,207,372, 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).