Q: Is 464,464 a Composite Number?

Why is 464,464 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 464,464 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 11 13 14 16 22 26 28 29 44 52 56 58 77 88 91 104 112 116 143 154 176 182 203 208 232 286 308 319 364 377 406 464 572 616 638 728 754 812 1,001 1,144 1,232 1,276 1,456 1,508 1,624 2,002 2,233 2,288 2,552 2,639 3,016 3,248 4,004 4,147 4,466 5,104 5,278 6,032 8,008 8,294 8,932 10,556 16,016 16,588 17,864 21,112 29,029 33,176 35,728 42,224 58,058 66,352 116,116 232,232 and 464,464, with no remainder.

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