Q: Is 206,460 a Composite Number?

Why is 206,460 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 206,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 31 36 37 45 60 62 74 90 93 111 124 148 155 180 185 186 222 279 310 333 370 372 444 465 555 558 620 666 740 930 1,110 1,116 1,147 1,332 1,395 1,665 1,860 2,220 2,294 2,790 3,330 3,441 4,588 5,580 5,735 6,660 6,882 10,323 11,470 13,764 17,205 20,646 22,940 34,410 41,292 51,615 68,820 103,230 and 206,460, with no remainder.

Since 206,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 206,460, 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).