Q: Is 466,344 a Composite Number?

Why is 466,344 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 466,344 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 17 18 24 27 34 36 51 54 68 72 102 108 127 136 153 204 216 254 306 381 408 459 508 612 762 918 1,016 1,143 1,224 1,524 1,836 2,159 2,286 3,048 3,429 3,672 4,318 4,572 6,477 6,858 8,636 9,144 12,954 13,716 17,272 19,431 25,908 27,432 38,862 51,816 58,293 77,724 116,586 155,448 233,172 and 466,344, with no remainder.

Since 466,344 cannot be divided by just 1 and 466,344, 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).