Q: Is 462,924 a Composite Number?

Why is 462,924 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 462,924 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 11 12 14 18 21 22 28 33 36 42 44 63 66 77 84 99 126 132 154 167 198 231 252 308 334 396 462 501 668 693 924 1,002 1,169 1,386 1,503 1,837 2,004 2,338 2,772 3,006 3,507 3,674 4,676 5,511 6,012 7,014 7,348 10,521 11,022 12,859 14,028 16,533 21,042 22,044 25,718 33,066 38,577 42,084 51,436 66,132 77,154 115,731 154,308 231,462 and 462,924, with no remainder.

Since 462,924 cannot be divided by just 1 and 462,924, 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).