Q: Is 459,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 459,360 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 459,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 18 20 22 24 29 30 32 33 36 40 44 45 48 55 58 60 66 72 80 87 88 90 96 99 110 116 120 132 144 145 160 165 174 176 180 198 220 232 240 261 264 288 290 319 330 348 352 360 396 435 440 464 480 495 522 528 580 638 660 696 720 792 870 880 928 957 990 1,044 1,056 1,160 1,276 1,305 1,320 1,392 1,440 1,584 1,595 1,740 1,760 1,914 1,980 2,088 2,320 2,552 2,610 2,640 2,784 2,871 3,168 3,190 3,480 3,828 3,960 4,176 4,640 4,785 5,104 5,220 5,280 5,742 6,380 6,960 7,656 7,920 8,352 9,570 10,208 10,440 11,484 12,760 13,920 14,355 15,312 15,840 19,140 20,880 22,968 25,520 28,710 30,624 38,280 41,760 45,936 51,040 57,420 76,560 91,872 114,840 153,120 229,680 and 459,360, with no remainder.

Since 459,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 459,360, 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).