Q: Is 470,340 a Composite Number?

Why is 470,340 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 470,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 26 27 30 36 39 45 52 54 60 65 67 78 90 108 117 130 134 135 156 180 195 201 234 260 268 270 335 351 390 402 468 540 585 603 670 702 780 804 871 1,005 1,170 1,206 1,340 1,404 1,742 1,755 1,809 2,010 2,340 2,412 2,613 3,015 3,484 3,510 3,618 4,020 4,355 5,226 6,030 7,020 7,236 7,839 8,710 9,045 10,452 12,060 13,065 15,678 17,420 18,090 23,517 26,130 31,356 36,180 39,195 47,034 52,260 78,390 94,068 117,585 156,780 235,170 and 470,340, with no remainder.

Since 470,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 470,340, 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).