Q: Is 454,740 a Composite Number?

Why is 454,740 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 454,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 13 15 20 22 26 30 33 39 44 52 53 55 60 65 66 78 106 110 130 132 143 156 159 165 195 212 220 260 265 286 318 330 390 429 530 572 583 636 660 689 715 780 795 858 1,060 1,166 1,378 1,430 1,590 1,716 1,749 2,067 2,145 2,332 2,756 2,860 2,915 3,180 3,445 3,498 4,134 4,290 5,830 6,890 6,996 7,579 8,268 8,580 8,745 10,335 11,660 13,780 15,158 17,490 20,670 22,737 30,316 34,980 37,895 41,340 45,474 75,790 90,948 113,685 151,580 227,370 and 454,740, with no remainder.

Since 454,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 454,740, 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).