Q: Is 470,610 a Composite Number?

Why is 470,610 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 470,610 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 27 30 35 42 45 54 63 70 81 83 90 105 126 135 162 166 189 210 249 270 315 378 405 415 498 567 581 630 747 810 830 945 1,134 1,162 1,245 1,494 1,743 1,890 2,241 2,490 2,835 2,905 3,486 3,735 4,482 5,229 5,670 5,810 6,723 7,470 8,715 10,458 11,205 13,446 15,687 17,430 22,410 26,145 31,374 33,615 47,061 52,290 67,230 78,435 94,122 156,870 235,305 and 470,610, with no remainder.

Since 470,610 cannot be divided by just 1 and 470,610, 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).