Q: Is 462,266,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 462,266,550 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 462,266,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 17 18 25 30 34 45 50 51 75 85 90 102 150 153 170 225 255 306 425 450 510 765 850 1,275 1,530 2,550 3,825 7,650 60,427 120,854 181,281 302,135 362,562 543,843 604,270 906,405 1,027,259 1,087,686 1,510,675 1,812,810 2,054,518 2,719,215 3,021,350 3,081,777 4,532,025 5,136,295 5,438,430 6,163,554 9,064,050 9,245,331 10,272,590 13,596,075 15,408,885 18,490,662 25,681,475 27,192,150 30,817,770 46,226,655 51,362,950 77,044,425 92,453,310 154,088,850 231,133,275 and 462,266,550, with no remainder.

Since 462,266,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 462,266,550, 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).