Q: Is 468,480 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 468,480 is a composite number.

Why is 468,480 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 468,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 61 64 80 96 120 122 128 160 183 192 240 244 256 305 320 366 384 480 488 512 610 640 732 768 915 960 976 1,220 1,280 1,464 1,536 1,830 1,920 1,952 2,440 2,560 2,928 3,660 3,840 3,904 4,880 5,856 7,320 7,680 7,808 9,760 11,712 14,640 15,616 19,520 23,424 29,280 31,232 39,040 46,848 58,560 78,080 93,696 117,120 156,160 234,240 and 468,480, with no remainder.

Since 468,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 468,480, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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