Q: Is 462,520 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 462,520 is a composite number.

Why is 462,520 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 462,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 31 40 62 124 155 248 310 373 620 746 1,240 1,492 1,865 2,984 3,730 7,460 11,563 14,920 23,126 46,252 57,815 92,504 115,630 231,260 and 462,520, with no remainder.

Since 462,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 462,520, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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