Q: Is 457,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 457,800 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 457,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 25 28 30 35 40 42 50 56 60 70 75 84 100 105 109 120 140 150 168 175 200 210 218 280 300 327 350 420 436 525 545 600 654 700 763 840 872 1,050 1,090 1,308 1,400 1,526 1,635 2,100 2,180 2,289 2,616 2,725 3,052 3,270 3,815 4,200 4,360 4,578 5,450 6,104 6,540 7,630 8,175 9,156 10,900 11,445 13,080 15,260 16,350 18,312 19,075 21,800 22,890 30,520 32,700 38,150 45,780 57,225 65,400 76,300 91,560 114,450 152,600 228,900 and 457,800, with no remainder.

Since 457,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 457,800, 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).