Q: Is 460,080 a Composite Number?

Why is 460,080 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 460,080 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 48 54 60 71 72 80 81 90 108 120 135 142 144 162 180 213 216 240 270 284 324 355 360 405 426 432 540 568 639 648 710 720 810 852 1,065 1,080 1,136 1,278 1,296 1,420 1,620 1,704 1,917 2,130 2,160 2,556 2,840 3,195 3,240 3,408 3,834 4,260 5,112 5,680 5,751 6,390 6,480 7,668 8,520 9,585 10,224 11,502 12,780 15,336 17,040 19,170 23,004 25,560 28,755 30,672 38,340 46,008 51,120 57,510 76,680 92,016 115,020 153,360 230,040 and 460,080, with no remainder.

Since 460,080 cannot be divided by just 1 and 460,080, 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).