Q: Is 461,340 a Composite Number?

Why is 461,340 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 461,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 30 33 36 44 45 55 60 66 90 99 110 132 165 180 198 220 233 330 396 466 495 660 699 932 990 1,165 1,398 1,980 2,097 2,330 2,563 2,796 3,495 4,194 4,660 5,126 6,990 7,689 8,388 10,252 10,485 12,815 13,980 15,378 20,970 23,067 25,630 30,756 38,445 41,940 46,134 51,260 76,890 92,268 115,335 153,780 230,670 and 461,340, with no remainder.

Since 461,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 461,340, 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).