Q: Is 453,264 a Composite Number?

Why is 453,264 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 453,264 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 19 21 24 28 38 42 48 56 57 71 76 84 112 114 133 142 152 168 213 228 266 284 304 336 399 426 456 497 532 568 798 852 912 994 1,064 1,136 1,349 1,491 1,596 1,704 1,988 2,128 2,698 2,982 3,192 3,408 3,976 4,047 5,396 5,964 6,384 7,952 8,094 9,443 10,792 11,928 16,188 18,886 21,584 23,856 28,329 32,376 37,772 56,658 64,752 75,544 113,316 151,088 226,632 and 453,264, with no remainder.

Since 453,264 cannot be divided by just 1 and 453,264, 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).