Q: Is 466,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 466,440 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 466,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 20 23 24 26 30 39 40 46 52 60 65 69 78 92 104 115 120 130 138 156 169 184 195 230 260 276 299 312 338 345 390 460 507 520 552 598 676 690 780 845 897 920 1,014 1,196 1,352 1,380 1,495 1,560 1,690 1,794 2,028 2,392 2,535 2,760 2,990 3,380 3,588 3,887 4,056 4,485 5,070 5,980 6,760 7,176 7,774 8,970 10,140 11,661 11,960 15,548 17,940 19,435 20,280 23,322 31,096 35,880 38,870 46,644 58,305 77,740 93,288 116,610 155,480 233,220 and 466,440, with no remainder.

Since 466,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 466,440, 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).