Q: Is 455,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 455,400 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 455,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 23 24 25 30 33 36 40 44 45 46 50 55 60 66 69 72 75 88 90 92 99 100 110 115 120 132 138 150 165 180 184 198 200 207 220 225 230 253 264 275 276 300 330 345 360 396 414 440 450 460 495 506 550 552 575 600 660 690 759 792 825 828 900 920 990 1,012 1,035 1,100 1,150 1,265 1,320 1,380 1,518 1,650 1,656 1,725 1,800 1,980 2,024 2,070 2,200 2,277 2,300 2,475 2,530 2,760 3,036 3,300 3,450 3,795 3,960 4,140 4,554 4,600 4,950 5,060 5,175 6,072 6,325 6,600 6,900 7,590 8,280 9,108 9,900 10,120 10,350 11,385 12,650 13,800 15,180 18,216 18,975 19,800 20,700 22,770 25,300 30,360 37,950 41,400 45,540 50,600 56,925 75,900 91,080 113,850 151,800 227,700 and 455,400, with no remainder.

Since 455,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 455,400, 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).