Q: Is 462,726 a Composite Number?

Why is 462,726 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 462,726 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 19 22 27 33 38 41 54 57 66 82 99 114 123 171 198 209 246 297 342 369 418 451 513 594 627 738 779 902 1,026 1,107 1,254 1,353 1,558 1,881 2,214 2,337 2,706 3,762 4,059 4,674 5,643 7,011 8,118 8,569 11,286 12,177 14,022 17,138 21,033 24,354 25,707 42,066 51,414 77,121 154,242 231,363 and 462,726, with no remainder.

Since 462,726 cannot be divided by just 1 and 462,726, 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).