Q: Is 464,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 464,400 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 464,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 27 30 36 40 43 45 48 50 54 60 72 75 80 86 90 100 108 120 129 135 144 150 172 180 200 215 216 225 240 258 270 300 344 360 387 400 430 432 450 516 540 600 645 675 688 720 774 860 900 1,032 1,075 1,080 1,161 1,200 1,290 1,350 1,548 1,720 1,800 1,935 2,064 2,150 2,160 2,322 2,580 2,700 3,096 3,225 3,440 3,600 3,870 4,300 4,644 5,160 5,400 5,805 6,192 6,450 7,740 8,600 9,288 9,675 10,320 10,800 11,610 12,900 15,480 17,200 18,576 19,350 23,220 25,800 29,025 30,960 38,700 46,440 51,600 58,050 77,400 92,880 116,100 154,800 232,200 and 464,400, with no remainder.

Since 464,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 464,400, 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).