Q: Is 470,940 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 470,940 is a composite number.

Why is 470,940 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 470,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 47 60 94 141 167 188 235 282 334 470 501 564 668 705 835 940 1,002 1,410 1,670 2,004 2,505 2,820 3,340 5,010 7,849 10,020 15,698 23,547 31,396 39,245 47,094 78,490 94,188 117,735 156,980 235,470 and 470,940, with no remainder.

Since 470,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 470,940, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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