Q: Is 457,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 457,200 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 457,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 48 50 60 72 75 80 90 100 120 127 144 150 180 200 225 240 254 300 360 381 400 450 508 600 635 720 762 900 1,016 1,143 1,200 1,270 1,524 1,800 1,905 2,032 2,286 2,540 3,048 3,175 3,600 3,810 4,572 5,080 5,715 6,096 6,350 7,620 9,144 9,525 10,160 11,430 12,700 15,240 18,288 19,050 22,860 25,400 28,575 30,480 38,100 45,720 50,800 57,150 76,200 91,440 114,300 152,400 228,600 and 457,200, with no remainder.

Since 457,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 457,200, 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).