Q: Is 468,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 468,720 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 468,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 24 27 28 30 31 35 36 40 42 45 48 54 56 60 62 63 70 72 80 84 90 93 105 108 112 120 124 126 135 140 144 155 168 180 186 189 210 216 217 240 248 252 270 279 280 310 315 336 360 372 378 420 432 434 465 496 504 540 558 560 620 630 651 720 744 756 837 840 868 930 945 1,008 1,080 1,085 1,116 1,240 1,260 1,302 1,395 1,488 1,512 1,674 1,680 1,736 1,860 1,890 1,953 2,160 2,170 2,232 2,480 2,520 2,604 2,790 3,024 3,255 3,348 3,472 3,720 3,780 3,906 4,185 4,340 4,464 5,040 5,208 5,580 5,859 6,510 6,696 7,440 7,560 7,812 8,370 8,680 9,765 10,416 11,160 11,718 13,020 13,392 15,120 15,624 16,740 17,360 19,530 22,320 23,436 26,040 29,295 31,248 33,480 39,060 46,872 52,080 58,590 66,960 78,120 93,744 117,180 156,240 234,360 and 468,720, with no remainder.

Since 468,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 468,720, 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).