Q: Is 470,470 a Composite Number?

Why is 470,470 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 470,470 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 11 13 14 22 26 35 47 55 65 70 77 91 94 110 130 143 154 182 235 286 329 385 455 470 517 611 658 715 770 910 1,001 1,034 1,222 1,430 1,645 2,002 2,585 3,055 3,290 3,619 4,277 5,005 5,170 6,110 6,721 7,238 8,554 10,010 13,442 18,095 21,385 33,605 36,190 42,770 47,047 67,210 94,094 235,235 and 470,470, with no remainder.

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