Q: Is 462,672 a Composite Number?

Why is 462,672 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 462,672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 17 18 21 24 27 28 34 36 42 48 51 54 56 63 68 72 81 84 102 108 112 119 126 136 144 153 162 168 189 204 216 238 243 252 272 306 324 336 357 378 408 432 459 476 486 504 567 612 648 714 756 816 918 952 972 1,008 1,071 1,134 1,224 1,296 1,377 1,428 1,512 1,701 1,836 1,904 1,944 2,142 2,268 2,448 2,754 2,856 3,024 3,213 3,402 3,672 3,888 4,131 4,284 4,536 5,508 5,712 6,426 6,804 7,344 8,262 8,568 9,072 9,639 11,016 12,852 13,608 16,524 17,136 19,278 22,032 25,704 27,216 28,917 33,048 38,556 51,408 57,834 66,096 77,112 115,668 154,224 231,336 and 462,672, with no remainder.

Since 462,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 462,672, 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).