Q: Is 462,420 a Composite Number?

Why is 462,420 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 462,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 28 30 35 36 42 45 60 63 70 84 90 105 126 140 180 210 252 315 367 420 630 734 1,101 1,260 1,468 1,835 2,202 2,569 3,303 3,670 4,404 5,138 5,505 6,606 7,340 7,707 10,276 11,010 12,845 13,212 15,414 16,515 22,020 23,121 25,690 30,828 33,030 38,535 46,242 51,380 66,060 77,070 92,484 115,605 154,140 231,210 and 462,420, with no remainder.

Since 462,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 462,420, 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).