Q: Is 246,456 a Composite Number?

Why is 246,456 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 246,456 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 54 56 63 72 84 108 126 163 168 189 216 252 326 378 489 504 652 756 978 1,141 1,304 1,467 1,512 1,956 2,282 2,934 3,423 3,912 4,401 4,564 5,868 6,846 8,802 9,128 10,269 11,736 13,692 17,604 20,538 27,384 30,807 35,208 41,076 61,614 82,152 123,228 and 246,456, with no remainder.

Since 246,456 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,456, 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).