Q: Is 463,008 a Composite Number?

Why is 463,008 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 463,008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 16 21 24 26 28 32 39 42 48 52 53 56 78 84 91 96 104 106 112 156 159 168 182 208 212 224 273 312 318 336 364 371 416 424 546 624 636 672 689 728 742 848 1,092 1,113 1,248 1,272 1,378 1,456 1,484 1,696 2,067 2,184 2,226 2,544 2,756 2,912 2,968 4,134 4,368 4,452 4,823 5,088 5,512 5,936 8,268 8,736 8,904 9,646 11,024 11,872 14,469 16,536 17,808 19,292 22,048 28,938 33,072 35,616 38,584 57,876 66,144 77,168 115,752 154,336 231,504 and 463,008, with no remainder.

Since 463,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 463,008, 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).