Q: Is 464,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 464,800 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 464,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 32 35 40 50 56 70 80 83 100 112 140 160 166 175 200 224 280 332 350 400 415 560 581 664 700 800 830 1,120 1,162 1,328 1,400 1,660 2,075 2,324 2,656 2,800 2,905 3,320 4,150 4,648 5,600 5,810 6,640 8,300 9,296 11,620 13,280 14,525 16,600 18,592 23,240 29,050 33,200 46,480 58,100 66,400 92,960 116,200 232,400 and 464,800, with no remainder.

Since 464,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 464,800, 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).