Q: Is 456,462 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 456,462 is a composite number.

Why is 456,462 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 456,462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 79 107 158 214 237 321 474 642 711 963 1,422 1,926 2,133 2,889 4,266 5,778 8,453 16,906 25,359 50,718 76,077 152,154 228,231 and 456,462, with no remainder.

Since 456,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 456,462, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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