Q: Is 465,972 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 465,972 is a composite number.

Why is 465,972 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 465,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 26 29 39 52 58 78 87 103 116 156 174 206 309 348 377 412 618 754 1,131 1,236 1,339 1,508 2,262 2,678 2,987 4,017 4,524 5,356 5,974 8,034 8,961 11,948 16,068 17,922 35,844 38,831 77,662 116,493 155,324 232,986 and 465,972, with no remainder.

Since 465,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 465,972, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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