Q: Is 468,180 a Composite Number?

Why is 468,180 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 468,180 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 27 30 34 36 45 51 54 60 68 81 85 90 102 108 135 153 162 170 180 204 255 270 289 306 324 340 405 459 510 540 578 612 765 810 867 918 1,020 1,156 1,377 1,445 1,530 1,620 1,734 1,836 2,295 2,601 2,754 2,890 3,060 3,468 4,335 4,590 5,202 5,508 5,780 6,885 7,803 8,670 9,180 10,404 13,005 13,770 15,606 17,340 23,409 26,010 27,540 31,212 39,015 46,818 52,020 78,030 93,636 117,045 156,060 234,090 and 468,180, with no remainder.

Since 468,180 cannot be divided by just 1 and 468,180, 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).