Q: Is 454,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 454,720 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 454,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 29 32 35 40 49 56 58 64 70 80 98 112 116 140 145 160 196 203 224 232 245 280 290 320 392 406 448 464 490 560 580 784 812 928 980 1,015 1,120 1,160 1,421 1,568 1,624 1,856 1,960 2,030 2,240 2,320 2,842 3,136 3,248 3,920 4,060 4,640 5,684 6,496 7,105 7,840 8,120 9,280 11,368 12,992 14,210 15,680 16,240 22,736 28,420 32,480 45,472 56,840 64,960 90,944 113,680 227,360 and 454,720, with no remainder.

Since 454,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 454,720, 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).