Q: Is 404,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 404,040 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 404,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 13 14 15 20 21 24 26 28 30 35 37 39 40 42 52 56 60 65 70 74 78 84 91 104 105 111 120 130 140 148 156 168 182 185 195 210 222 259 260 273 280 296 312 364 370 390 420 444 455 481 518 520 546 555 728 740 777 780 840 888 910 962 1,036 1,092 1,110 1,295 1,365 1,443 1,480 1,554 1,560 1,820 1,924 2,072 2,184 2,220 2,405 2,590 2,730 2,886 3,108 3,367 3,640 3,848 3,885 4,440 4,810 5,180 5,460 5,772 6,216 6,734 7,215 7,770 9,620 10,101 10,360 10,920 11,544 13,468 14,430 15,540 16,835 19,240 20,202 26,936 28,860 31,080 33,670 40,404 50,505 57,720 67,340 80,808 101,010 134,680 202,020 and 404,040, with no remainder.

Since 404,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 404,040, 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).