Q: Is 456,768 a Composite Number?

Why is 456,768 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 456,768 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 24 26 32 36 39 48 52 61 64 72 78 96 104 117 122 144 156 183 192 208 234 244 288 312 366 416 468 488 549 576 624 732 793 832 936 976 1,098 1,248 1,464 1,586 1,872 1,952 2,196 2,379 2,496 2,928 3,172 3,744 3,904 4,392 4,758 5,856 6,344 7,137 7,488 8,784 9,516 11,712 12,688 14,274 17,568 19,032 25,376 28,548 35,136 38,064 50,752 57,096 76,128 114,192 152,256 228,384 and 456,768, with no remainder.

Since 456,768 cannot be divided by just 1 and 456,768, 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).