Q: Is 460,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 460,200 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 460,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 20 24 25 26 30 39 40 50 52 59 60 65 75 78 100 104 118 120 130 150 156 177 195 200 236 260 295 300 312 325 354 390 472 520 590 600 650 708 767 780 885 975 1,180 1,300 1,416 1,475 1,534 1,560 1,770 1,950 2,301 2,360 2,600 2,950 3,068 3,540 3,835 3,900 4,425 4,602 5,900 6,136 7,080 7,670 7,800 8,850 9,204 11,505 11,800 15,340 17,700 18,408 19,175 23,010 30,680 35,400 38,350 46,020 57,525 76,700 92,040 115,050 153,400 230,100 and 460,200, with no remainder.

Since 460,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 460,200, 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).