Q: Is 468,846 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 468,846 is a composite number.

Why is 468,846 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 468,846 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 61 63 122 126 183 366 427 549 854 1,098 1,281 2,562 3,721 3,843 7,442 7,686 11,163 22,326 26,047 33,489 52,094 66,978 78,141 156,282 234,423 and 468,846, with no remainder.

Since 468,846 cannot be divided by just 1 and 468,846, 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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