Q: Is 462,462 a Composite Number?

Why is 462,462 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 462,462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 13 14 21 22 26 33 39 42 49 66 77 78 91 98 121 143 147 154 182 231 242 273 286 294 363 429 462 539 546 637 726 847 858 1,001 1,078 1,274 1,573 1,617 1,694 1,911 2,002 2,541 3,003 3,146 3,234 3,822 4,719 5,082 5,929 6,006 7,007 9,438 11,011 11,858 14,014 17,787 21,021 22,022 33,033 35,574 42,042 66,066 77,077 154,154 231,231 and 462,462, with no remainder.

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