Q: Is 470,232 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 470,232 is a composite number.

Why is 470,232 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 470,232 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 54 56 63 72 84 108 126 168 189 216 252 311 378 504 622 756 933 1,244 1,512 1,866 2,177 2,488 2,799 3,732 4,354 5,598 6,531 7,464 8,397 8,708 11,196 13,062 16,794 17,416 19,593 22,392 26,124 33,588 39,186 52,248 58,779 67,176 78,372 117,558 156,744 235,116 and 470,232, with no remainder.

Since 470,232 cannot be divided by just 1 and 470,232, 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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