Q: Is 466,830 a Composite Number?

Why is 466,830 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 466,830 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 13 14 15 18 19 21 26 27 30 35 38 39 42 45 54 57 63 65 70 78 90 91 95 105 114 117 126 130 133 135 171 182 189 190 195 210 234 247 266 270 273 285 315 342 351 378 390 399 455 494 513 546 570 585 630 665 702 741 798 819 855 910 945 1,026 1,170 1,197 1,235 1,330 1,365 1,482 1,638 1,710 1,729 1,755 1,890 1,995 2,223 2,394 2,457 2,470 2,565 2,730 3,458 3,510 3,591 3,705 3,990 4,095 4,446 4,914 5,130 5,187 5,985 6,669 7,182 7,410 8,190 8,645 10,374 11,115 11,970 12,285 13,338 15,561 17,290 17,955 22,230 24,570 25,935 31,122 33,345 35,910 46,683 51,870 66,690 77,805 93,366 155,610 233,415 and 466,830, with no remainder.

Since 466,830 cannot be divided by just 1 and 466,830, 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).