Q: Is 465,465 a Composite Number?

Why is 465,465 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 465,465 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 11 13 15 21 31 33 35 39 55 65 77 91 93 105 143 155 165 195 217 231 273 341 385 403 429 455 465 651 715 1,001 1,023 1,085 1,155 1,209 1,365 1,705 2,015 2,145 2,387 2,821 3,003 3,255 4,433 5,005 5,115 6,045 7,161 8,463 11,935 13,299 14,105 15,015 22,165 31,031 35,805 42,315 66,495 93,093 155,155 and 465,465, with no remainder.

Since 465,465 cannot be divided by just 1 and 465,465, 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).