Q: Is 470,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 470,400 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 470,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 25 28 30 32 35 40 42 48 49 50 56 60 64 70 75 80 84 96 98 100 105 112 120 128 140 147 150 160 168 175 192 196 200 210 224 240 245 280 294 300 320 336 350 384 392 400 420 448 480 490 525 560 588 600 640 672 700 735 784 800 840 896 960 980 1,050 1,120 1,176 1,200 1,225 1,344 1,400 1,470 1,568 1,600 1,680 1,920 1,960 2,100 2,240 2,352 2,400 2,450 2,688 2,800 2,940 3,136 3,200 3,360 3,675 3,920 4,200 4,480 4,704 4,800 4,900 5,600 5,880 6,272 6,720 7,350 7,840 8,400 9,408 9,600 9,800 11,200 11,760 13,440 14,700 15,680 16,800 18,816 19,600 22,400 23,520 29,400 31,360 33,600 39,200 47,040 58,800 67,200 78,400 94,080 117,600 156,800 235,200 and 470,400, with no remainder.

Since 470,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 470,400, 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).