Q: Is 464,508 a Composite Number?

Why is 464,508 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 464,508 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 17 18 22 23 27 33 34 36 44 46 51 54 66 68 69 92 99 102 108 132 138 153 187 198 204 207 253 276 297 306 374 391 396 414 459 506 561 594 612 621 748 759 782 828 918 1,012 1,122 1,173 1,188 1,242 1,518 1,564 1,683 1,836 2,244 2,277 2,346 2,484 3,036 3,366 3,519 4,301 4,554 4,692 5,049 6,732 6,831 7,038 8,602 9,108 10,098 10,557 12,903 13,662 14,076 17,204 20,196 21,114 25,806 27,324 38,709 42,228 51,612 77,418 116,127 154,836 232,254 and 464,508, with no remainder.

Since 464,508 cannot be divided by just 1 and 464,508, 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).