Q: Is 464,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 464,520 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 464,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 49 56 60 70 79 84 98 105 120 140 147 158 168 196 210 237 245 280 294 316 392 395 420 474 490 553 588 632 735 790 840 948 980 1,106 1,176 1,185 1,470 1,580 1,659 1,896 1,960 2,212 2,370 2,765 2,940 3,160 3,318 3,871 4,424 4,740 5,530 5,880 6,636 7,742 8,295 9,480 11,060 11,613 13,272 15,484 16,590 19,355 22,120 23,226 30,968 33,180 38,710 46,452 58,065 66,360 77,420 92,904 116,130 154,840 232,260 and 464,520, with no remainder.

Since 464,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 464,520, 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).