Q: Is 461,376 a Composite Number?

Why is 461,376 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 461,376 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 64 72 81 89 96 108 144 162 178 192 216 267 288 324 356 432 534 576 648 712 801 864 1,068 1,296 1,424 1,602 1,728 2,136 2,403 2,592 2,848 3,204 4,272 4,806 5,184 5,696 6,408 7,209 8,544 9,612 12,816 14,418 17,088 19,224 25,632 28,836 38,448 51,264 57,672 76,896 115,344 153,792 230,688 and 461,376, with no remainder.

Since 461,376 cannot be divided by just 1 and 461,376, 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).