Q: Is 461,916 a Composite Number?

Why is 461,916 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 461,916 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 13 14 18 21 26 27 28 36 39 42 47 52 54 63 78 84 91 94 108 117 126 141 156 182 188 189 234 252 273 282 329 351 364 378 423 468 546 564 611 658 702 756 819 846 987 1,092 1,222 1,269 1,316 1,404 1,638 1,692 1,833 1,974 2,444 2,457 2,538 2,961 3,276 3,666 3,948 4,277 4,914 5,076 5,499 5,922 7,332 8,554 8,883 9,828 10,998 11,844 12,831 16,497 17,108 17,766 21,996 25,662 32,994 35,532 38,493 51,324 65,988 76,986 115,479 153,972 230,958 and 461,916, with no remainder.

Since 461,916 cannot be divided by just 1 and 461,916, 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).