Q: Is 462,384 a Composite Number?

Why is 462,384 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 462,384 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 19 24 26 36 38 39 48 52 57 72 76 78 104 114 117 144 152 156 169 171 208 228 234 247 304 312 338 342 456 468 494 507 624 676 684 741 912 936 988 1,014 1,352 1,368 1,482 1,521 1,872 1,976 2,028 2,223 2,704 2,736 2,964 3,042 3,211 3,952 4,056 4,446 5,928 6,084 6,422 8,112 8,892 9,633 11,856 12,168 12,844 17,784 19,266 24,336 25,688 28,899 35,568 38,532 51,376 57,798 77,064 115,596 154,128 231,192 and 462,384, with no remainder.

Since 462,384 cannot be divided by just 1 and 462,384, 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).