Q: Is 908,460 a Composite Number?

Why is 908,460 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 908,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 28 30 35 36 42 45 49 60 63 70 84 90 98 103 105 126 140 147 180 196 206 210 245 252 294 309 315 412 420 441 490 515 588 618 630 721 735 882 927 980 1,030 1,236 1,260 1,442 1,470 1,545 1,764 1,854 2,060 2,163 2,205 2,884 2,940 3,090 3,605 3,708 4,326 4,410 4,635 5,047 6,180 6,489 7,210 8,652 8,820 9,270 10,094 10,815 12,978 14,420 15,141 18,540 20,188 21,630 25,235 25,956 30,282 32,445 43,260 45,423 50,470 60,564 64,890 75,705 90,846 100,940 129,780 151,410 181,692 227,115 302,820 454,230 and 908,460, with no remainder.

Since 908,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 908,460, 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).