Q: Is 480,384 a Composite Number?

Why is 480,384 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 480,384 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 64 72 96 108 128 139 144 192 216 278 288 384 417 432 556 576 834 864 1,112 1,152 1,251 1,668 1,728 2,224 2,502 3,336 3,456 3,753 4,448 5,004 6,672 7,506 8,896 10,008 13,344 15,012 17,792 20,016 26,688 30,024 40,032 53,376 60,048 80,064 120,096 160,128 240,192 and 480,384, with no remainder.

Since 480,384 cannot be divided by just 1 and 480,384, 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).