Q: Is 466,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 466,320 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 466,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 29 30 40 48 58 60 67 80 87 116 120 134 145 174 201 232 240 268 290 335 348 402 435 464 536 580 670 696 804 870 1,005 1,072 1,160 1,340 1,392 1,608 1,740 1,943 2,010 2,320 2,680 3,216 3,480 3,886 4,020 5,360 5,829 6,960 7,772 8,040 9,715 11,658 15,544 16,080 19,430 23,316 29,145 31,088 38,860 46,632 58,290 77,720 93,264 116,580 155,440 233,160 and 466,320, with no remainder.

Since 466,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 466,320, 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).