Q: Is 460,428 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 460,428 is a composite number.

Why is 460,428 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 460,428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 17 34 37 51 61 68 74 102 111 122 148 183 204 222 244 366 444 629 732 1,037 1,258 1,887 2,074 2,257 2,516 3,111 3,774 4,148 4,514 6,222 6,771 7,548 9,028 12,444 13,542 27,084 38,369 76,738 115,107 153,476 230,214 and 460,428, with no remainder.

Since 460,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 460,428, 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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