Q: Is 467,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 467,280 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 467,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 18 20 22 24 30 33 36 40 44 45 48 55 59 60 66 72 80 88 90 99 110 118 120 132 144 165 176 177 180 198 220 236 240 264 295 330 354 360 396 440 472 495 528 531 590 649 660 708 720 792 880 885 944 990 1,062 1,180 1,298 1,320 1,416 1,584 1,770 1,947 1,980 2,124 2,360 2,596 2,640 2,655 2,832 3,245 3,540 3,894 3,960 4,248 4,720 5,192 5,310 5,841 6,490 7,080 7,788 7,920 8,496 9,735 10,384 10,620 11,682 12,980 14,160 15,576 19,470 21,240 23,364 25,960 29,205 31,152 38,940 42,480 46,728 51,920 58,410 77,880 93,456 116,820 155,760 233,640 and 467,280, with no remainder.

Since 467,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 467,280, 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).