Q: Is 469,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 469,440 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 469,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 64 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 163 180 192 240 288 320 326 360 480 489 576 652 720 815 960 978 1,304 1,440 1,467 1,630 1,956 2,445 2,608 2,880 2,934 3,260 3,912 4,890 5,216 5,868 6,520 7,335 7,824 9,780 10,432 11,736 13,040 14,670 15,648 19,560 23,472 26,080 29,340 31,296 39,120 46,944 52,160 58,680 78,240 93,888 117,360 156,480 234,720 and 469,440, with no remainder.

Since 469,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 469,440, 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).