Q: Is 461,580 a Composite Number?

Why is 461,580 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 461,580 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 35 42 49 60 70 84 98 105 140 147 157 196 210 245 294 314 420 471 490 588 628 735 785 942 980 1,099 1,470 1,570 1,884 2,198 2,355 2,940 3,140 3,297 4,396 4,710 5,495 6,594 7,693 9,420 10,990 13,188 15,386 16,485 21,980 23,079 30,772 32,970 38,465 46,158 65,940 76,930 92,316 115,395 153,860 230,790 and 461,580, with no remainder.

Since 461,580 cannot be divided by just 1 and 461,580, 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).