Q: Is 458,160 a Composite Number?

Why is 458,160 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 458,160 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 23 24 30 40 46 48 60 69 80 83 92 115 120 138 166 184 230 240 249 276 332 345 368 415 460 498 552 664 690 830 920 996 1,104 1,245 1,328 1,380 1,660 1,840 1,909 1,992 2,490 2,760 3,320 3,818 3,984 4,980 5,520 5,727 6,640 7,636 9,545 9,960 11,454 15,272 19,090 19,920 22,908 28,635 30,544 38,180 45,816 57,270 76,360 91,632 114,540 152,720 229,080 and 458,160, with no remainder.

Since 458,160 cannot be divided by just 1 and 458,160, 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).