Q: Is 468,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 468,600 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 468,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 20 22 24 25 30 33 40 44 50 55 60 66 71 75 88 100 110 120 132 142 150 165 200 213 220 264 275 284 300 330 355 426 440 550 568 600 660 710 781 825 852 1,065 1,100 1,320 1,420 1,562 1,650 1,704 1,775 2,130 2,200 2,343 2,840 3,124 3,300 3,550 3,905 4,260 4,686 5,325 6,248 6,600 7,100 7,810 8,520 9,372 10,650 11,715 14,200 15,620 18,744 19,525 21,300 23,430 31,240 39,050 42,600 46,860 58,575 78,100 93,720 117,150 156,200 234,300 and 468,600, with no remainder.

Since 468,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 468,600, 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).