Q: Is 462,024 a Composite Number?

Why is 462,024 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 462,024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 23 24 27 31 36 46 54 62 69 72 81 92 93 108 124 138 162 184 186 207 216 248 276 279 324 372 414 552 558 621 648 713 744 828 837 1,116 1,242 1,426 1,656 1,674 1,863 2,139 2,232 2,484 2,511 2,852 3,348 3,726 4,278 4,968 5,022 5,704 6,417 6,696 7,452 8,556 10,044 12,834 14,904 17,112 19,251 20,088 25,668 38,502 51,336 57,753 77,004 115,506 154,008 231,012 and 462,024, with no remainder.

Since 462,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 462,024, 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).