Q: Is 454,104 a Composite Number?

Why is 454,104 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 454,104 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 17 18 21 24 28 34 36 42 51 53 56 63 68 72 84 102 106 119 126 136 153 159 168 204 212 238 252 306 318 357 371 408 424 476 477 504 612 636 714 742 901 952 954 1,071 1,113 1,224 1,272 1,428 1,484 1,802 1,908 2,142 2,226 2,703 2,856 2,968 3,339 3,604 3,816 4,284 4,452 5,406 6,307 6,678 7,208 8,109 8,568 8,904 10,812 12,614 13,356 16,218 18,921 21,624 25,228 26,712 32,436 37,842 50,456 56,763 64,872 75,684 113,526 151,368 227,052 and 454,104, with no remainder.

Since 454,104 cannot be divided by just 1 and 454,104, 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).