Q: Is 383,460 a Composite Number?

Why is 383,460 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 383,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 14 15 20 21 22 28 30 33 35 42 44 55 60 66 70 77 83 84 105 110 132 140 154 165 166 210 220 231 249 308 330 332 385 415 420 462 498 581 660 770 830 913 924 996 1,155 1,162 1,245 1,540 1,660 1,743 1,826 2,310 2,324 2,490 2,739 2,905 3,486 3,652 4,565 4,620 4,980 5,478 5,810 6,391 6,972 8,715 9,130 10,956 11,620 12,782 13,695 17,430 18,260 19,173 25,564 27,390 31,955 34,860 38,346 54,780 63,910 76,692 95,865 127,820 191,730 and 383,460, with no remainder.

Since 383,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 383,460, 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).