Q: Is 455,112 a Composite Number?

Why is 455,112 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 455,112 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 43 49 54 56 63 72 84 86 98 108 126 129 147 168 172 189 196 216 252 258 294 301 344 378 387 392 441 504 516 588 602 756 774 882 903 1,032 1,161 1,176 1,204 1,323 1,512 1,548 1,764 1,806 2,107 2,322 2,408 2,646 2,709 3,096 3,528 3,612 4,214 4,644 5,292 5,418 6,321 7,224 8,127 8,428 9,288 10,584 10,836 12,642 16,254 16,856 18,963 21,672 25,284 32,508 37,926 50,568 56,889 65,016 75,852 113,778 151,704 227,556 and 455,112, with no remainder.

Since 455,112 cannot be divided by just 1 and 455,112, 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).