Q: Is 462,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 462,240 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 462,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 32 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 90 96 107 108 120 135 144 160 180 214 216 240 270 288 321 360 428 432 480 535 540 642 720 856 864 963 1,070 1,080 1,284 1,440 1,605 1,712 1,926 2,140 2,160 2,568 2,889 3,210 3,424 3,852 4,280 4,320 4,815 5,136 5,778 6,420 7,704 8,560 9,630 10,272 11,556 12,840 14,445 15,408 17,120 19,260 23,112 25,680 28,890 30,816 38,520 46,224 51,360 57,780 77,040 92,448 115,560 154,080 231,120 and 462,240, with no remainder.

Since 462,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 462,240, 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).