Q: Is 470,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 470,880 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 470,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 32 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 90 96 108 109 120 135 144 160 180 216 218 240 270 288 327 360 432 436 480 540 545 654 720 864 872 981 1,080 1,090 1,308 1,440 1,635 1,744 1,962 2,160 2,180 2,616 2,943 3,270 3,488 3,924 4,320 4,360 4,905 5,232 5,886 6,540 7,848 8,720 9,810 10,464 11,772 13,080 14,715 15,696 17,440 19,620 23,544 26,160 29,430 31,392 39,240 47,088 52,320 58,860 78,480 94,176 117,720 156,960 235,440 and 470,880, with no remainder.

Since 470,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 470,880, 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).