Q: Is 481,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 481,440 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 481,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 17 20 24 30 32 34 40 48 51 59 60 68 80 85 96 102 118 120 136 160 170 177 204 236 240 255 272 295 340 354 408 472 480 510 544 590 680 708 816 885 944 1,003 1,020 1,180 1,360 1,416 1,632 1,770 1,888 2,006 2,040 2,360 2,720 2,832 3,009 3,540 4,012 4,080 4,720 5,015 5,664 6,018 7,080 8,024 8,160 9,440 10,030 12,036 14,160 15,045 16,048 20,060 24,072 28,320 30,090 32,096 40,120 48,144 60,180 80,240 96,288 120,360 160,480 240,720 and 481,440, with no remainder.

Since 481,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 481,440, 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).