Q: Is 466,032 a Composite Number?

Why is 466,032 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 466,032 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 19 21 24 28 38 42 48 56 57 73 76 84 112 114 133 146 152 168 219 228 266 292 304 336 399 438 456 511 532 584 798 876 912 1,022 1,064 1,168 1,387 1,533 1,596 1,752 2,044 2,128 2,774 3,066 3,192 3,504 4,088 4,161 5,548 6,132 6,384 8,176 8,322 9,709 11,096 12,264 16,644 19,418 22,192 24,528 29,127 33,288 38,836 58,254 66,576 77,672 116,508 155,344 233,016 and 466,032, with no remainder.

Since 466,032 cannot be divided by just 1 and 466,032, 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).