Q: Is 453,492 a Composite Number?

Why is 453,492 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 453,492 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 17 18 19 26 27 34 36 38 39 51 52 54 57 68 76 78 102 108 114 117 153 156 171 204 221 228 234 247 306 323 342 351 442 459 468 494 513 612 646 663 684 702 741 884 918 969 988 1,026 1,292 1,326 1,404 1,482 1,836 1,938 1,989 2,052 2,223 2,652 2,907 2,964 3,876 3,978 4,199 4,446 5,814 5,967 6,669 7,956 8,398 8,721 8,892 11,628 11,934 12,597 13,338 16,796 17,442 23,868 25,194 26,676 34,884 37,791 50,388 75,582 113,373 151,164 226,746 and 453,492, with no remainder.

Since 453,492 cannot be divided by just 1 and 453,492, 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).