Q: Is 470,250 a Composite Number?

Why is 470,250 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 470,250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 11 15 18 19 22 25 30 33 38 45 50 55 57 66 75 90 95 99 110 114 125 150 165 171 190 198 209 225 250 275 285 330 342 375 418 450 475 495 550 570 627 750 825 855 950 990 1,045 1,125 1,254 1,375 1,425 1,650 1,710 1,881 2,090 2,250 2,375 2,475 2,750 2,850 3,135 3,762 4,125 4,275 4,750 4,950 5,225 6,270 7,125 8,250 8,550 9,405 10,450 12,375 14,250 15,675 18,810 21,375 24,750 26,125 31,350 42,750 47,025 52,250 78,375 94,050 156,750 235,125 and 470,250, with no remainder.

Since 470,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 470,250, 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).