Q: Is 466,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 466,200 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 466,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 25 28 30 35 36 37 40 42 45 50 56 60 63 70 72 74 75 84 90 100 105 111 120 126 140 148 150 168 175 180 185 200 210 222 225 252 259 280 296 300 315 333 350 360 370 420 444 450 504 518 525 555 600 630 666 700 740 777 840 888 900 925 1,036 1,050 1,110 1,260 1,295 1,332 1,400 1,480 1,554 1,575 1,665 1,800 1,850 2,072 2,100 2,220 2,331 2,520 2,590 2,664 2,775 3,108 3,150 3,330 3,700 3,885 4,200 4,440 4,662 5,180 5,550 6,216 6,300 6,475 6,660 7,400 7,770 8,325 9,324 10,360 11,100 11,655 12,600 12,950 13,320 15,540 16,650 18,648 19,425 22,200 23,310 25,900 31,080 33,300 38,850 46,620 51,800 58,275 66,600 77,700 93,240 116,550 155,400 233,100 and 466,200, with no remainder.

Since 466,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 466,200, 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).