Q: Is 460,512 a Composite Number?

Why is 460,512 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 460,512 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 24 26 27 32 36 39 41 48 52 54 72 78 82 96 104 108 117 123 144 156 164 208 216 234 246 288 312 328 351 369 416 432 468 492 533 624 656 702 738 864 936 984 1,066 1,107 1,248 1,312 1,404 1,476 1,599 1,872 1,968 2,132 2,214 2,808 2,952 3,198 3,744 3,936 4,264 4,428 4,797 5,616 5,904 6,396 8,528 8,856 9,594 11,232 11,808 12,792 14,391 17,056 17,712 19,188 25,584 28,782 35,424 38,376 51,168 57,564 76,752 115,128 153,504 230,256 and 460,512, with no remainder.

Since 460,512 cannot be divided by just 1 and 460,512, 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).