Q: Is 458,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 458,280 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 458,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 19 20 24 30 36 38 40 45 57 60 67 72 76 90 95 114 120 134 152 171 180 190 201 228 268 285 335 342 360 380 402 456 536 570 603 670 684 760 804 855 1,005 1,140 1,206 1,273 1,340 1,368 1,608 1,710 2,010 2,280 2,412 2,546 2,680 3,015 3,420 3,819 4,020 4,824 5,092 6,030 6,365 6,840 7,638 8,040 10,184 11,457 12,060 12,730 15,276 19,095 22,914 24,120 25,460 30,552 38,190 45,828 50,920 57,285 76,380 91,656 114,570 152,760 229,140 and 458,280, with no remainder.

Since 458,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 458,280, 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).