Q: Is 461,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 461,760 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 461,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 24 26 30 32 37 39 40 48 52 60 64 65 74 78 80 96 104 111 120 130 148 156 160 185 192 195 208 222 240 260 296 312 320 370 390 416 444 480 481 520 555 592 624 740 780 832 888 960 962 1,040 1,110 1,184 1,248 1,443 1,480 1,560 1,776 1,924 2,080 2,220 2,368 2,405 2,496 2,886 2,960 3,120 3,552 3,848 4,160 4,440 4,810 5,772 5,920 6,240 7,104 7,215 7,696 8,880 9,620 11,544 11,840 12,480 14,430 15,392 17,760 19,240 23,088 28,860 30,784 35,520 38,480 46,176 57,720 76,960 92,352 115,440 153,920 230,880 and 461,760, with no remainder.

Since 461,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 461,760, 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).