Q: Is 456,456 a Composite Number?

Why is 456,456 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 456,456 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 19 21 22 24 26 28 33 38 39 42 44 52 56 57 66 76 77 78 84 88 91 104 114 132 133 143 152 154 156 168 182 209 228 231 247 264 266 273 286 308 312 364 399 418 429 456 462 494 532 546 572 616 627 728 741 798 836 858 924 988 1,001 1,064 1,092 1,144 1,254 1,463 1,482 1,596 1,672 1,716 1,729 1,848 1,976 2,002 2,184 2,508 2,717 2,926 2,964 3,003 3,192 3,432 3,458 4,004 4,389 5,016 5,187 5,434 5,852 5,928 6,006 6,916 8,008 8,151 8,778 10,374 10,868 11,704 12,012 13,832 16,302 17,556 19,019 20,748 21,736 24,024 32,604 35,112 38,038 41,496 57,057 65,208 76,076 114,114 152,152 228,228 and 456,456, with no remainder.

Since 456,456 cannot be divided by just 1 and 456,456, 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).