Q: Is 466,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 466,480 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 466,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 17 20 28 34 35 40 49 56 68 70 80 85 98 112 119 136 140 170 196 238 245 272 280 340 343 392 476 490 560 595 680 686 784 833 952 980 1,190 1,360 1,372 1,666 1,715 1,904 1,960 2,380 2,744 3,332 3,430 3,920 4,165 4,760 5,488 5,831 6,664 6,860 8,330 9,520 11,662 13,328 13,720 16,660 23,324 27,440 29,155 33,320 46,648 58,310 66,640 93,296 116,620 233,240 and 466,480, with no remainder.

Since 466,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 466,480, 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).