Q: Is 454,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 454,440 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 454,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 56 60 70 84 105 120 140 168 210 280 420 541 840 1,082 1,623 2,164 2,705 3,246 3,787 4,328 5,410 6,492 7,574 8,115 10,820 11,361 12,984 15,148 16,230 18,935 21,640 22,722 30,296 32,460 37,870 45,444 56,805 64,920 75,740 90,888 113,610 151,480 227,220 and 454,440, with no remainder.

Since 454,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 454,440, 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).