Q: Is 467,208 a Composite Number?

Why is 467,208 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 467,208 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 54 56 63 72 81 84 103 108 126 162 168 189 206 216 252 309 324 378 412 504 567 618 648 721 756 824 927 1,134 1,236 1,442 1,512 1,854 2,163 2,268 2,472 2,781 2,884 3,708 4,326 4,536 5,562 5,768 6,489 7,416 8,343 8,652 11,124 12,978 16,686 17,304 19,467 22,248 25,956 33,372 38,934 51,912 58,401 66,744 77,868 116,802 155,736 233,604 and 467,208, with no remainder.

Since 467,208 cannot be divided by just 1 and 467,208, 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).