Q: Is 463,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 463,320 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 463,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 18 20 22 24 26 27 30 33 36 39 40 44 45 52 54 55 60 65 66 72 78 81 88 90 99 104 108 110 117 120 130 132 135 143 156 162 165 180 195 198 216 220 234 260 264 270 286 297 312 324 330 351 360 390 396 405 429 440 468 495 520 540 572 585 594 648 660 702 715 780 792 810 858 891 936 990 1,053 1,080 1,144 1,170 1,188 1,287 1,320 1,404 1,430 1,485 1,560 1,620 1,716 1,755 1,782 1,980 2,106 2,145 2,340 2,376 2,574 2,808 2,860 2,970 3,240 3,432 3,510 3,564 3,861 3,960 4,212 4,290 4,455 4,680 5,148 5,265 5,720 5,940 6,435 7,020 7,128 7,722 8,424 8,580 8,910 10,296 10,530 11,583 11,880 12,870 14,040 15,444 17,160 17,820 19,305 21,060 23,166 25,740 30,888 35,640 38,610 42,120 46,332 51,480 57,915 77,220 92,664 115,830 154,440 231,660 and 463,320, with no remainder.

Since 463,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 463,320, 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).