Q: Is 466,128 a Composite Number?

Why is 466,128 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 466,128 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 24 26 27 36 39 48 52 54 72 78 83 104 108 117 144 156 166 208 216 234 249 312 332 351 432 468 498 624 664 702 747 936 996 1,079 1,328 1,404 1,494 1,872 1,992 2,158 2,241 2,808 2,988 3,237 3,984 4,316 4,482 5,616 5,976 6,474 8,632 8,964 9,711 11,952 12,948 17,264 17,928 19,422 25,896 29,133 35,856 38,844 51,792 58,266 77,688 116,532 155,376 233,064 and 466,128, with no remainder.

Since 466,128 cannot be divided by just 1 and 466,128, 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).