Q: Is 471,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 471,000 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 471,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 120 125 150 157 200 250 300 314 375 471 500 600 628 750 785 942 1,000 1,256 1,500 1,570 1,884 2,355 3,000 3,140 3,768 3,925 4,710 6,280 7,850 9,420 11,775 15,700 18,840 19,625 23,550 31,400 39,250 47,100 58,875 78,500 94,200 117,750 157,000 235,500 and 471,000, with no remainder.

Since 471,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 471,000, 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).