Q: Is 455,328 a Composite Number?

Why is 455,328 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 455,328 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 17 18 24 27 31 32 34 36 48 51 54 62 68 72 93 96 102 108 124 136 144 153 186 204 216 248 272 279 288 306 372 408 432 459 496 527 544 558 612 744 816 837 864 918 992 1,054 1,116 1,224 1,488 1,581 1,632 1,674 1,836 2,108 2,232 2,448 2,976 3,162 3,348 3,672 4,216 4,464 4,743 4,896 6,324 6,696 7,344 8,432 8,928 9,486 12,648 13,392 14,229 14,688 16,864 18,972 25,296 26,784 28,458 37,944 50,592 56,916 75,888 113,832 151,776 227,664 and 455,328, with no remainder.

Since 455,328 cannot be divided by just 1 and 455,328, 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).