Q: Is 454,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 454,300 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 454,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 14 20 22 25 28 35 44 50 55 59 70 77 100 110 118 140 154 175 220 236 275 295 308 350 385 413 550 590 649 700 770 826 1,100 1,180 1,298 1,475 1,540 1,652 1,925 2,065 2,596 2,950 3,245 3,850 4,130 4,543 5,900 6,490 7,700 8,260 9,086 10,325 12,980 16,225 18,172 20,650 22,715 32,450 41,300 45,430 64,900 90,860 113,575 227,150 and 454,300, with no remainder.

Since 454,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 454,300, 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).