Q: Is 471,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 471,240 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 471,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 17 18 20 21 22 24 28 30 33 34 35 36 40 42 44 45 51 55 56 60 63 66 68 70 72 77 84 85 88 90 99 102 105 110 119 120 126 132 136 140 153 154 165 168 170 180 187 198 204 210 220 231 238 252 255 264 280 306 308 315 330 340 357 360 374 385 396 408 420 440 462 476 495 504 510 561 595 612 616 630 660 680 693 714 748 765 770 792 840 924 935 952 990 1,020 1,071 1,122 1,155 1,190 1,224 1,260 1,309 1,320 1,386 1,428 1,496 1,530 1,540 1,683 1,785 1,848 1,870 1,980 2,040 2,142 2,244 2,310 2,380 2,520 2,618 2,772 2,805 2,856 3,060 3,080 3,366 3,465 3,570 3,740 3,927 3,960 4,284 4,488 4,620 4,760 5,236 5,355 5,544 5,610 6,120 6,545 6,732 6,930 7,140 7,480 7,854 8,415 8,568 9,240 10,472 10,710 11,220 11,781 13,090 13,464 13,860 14,280 15,708 16,830 19,635 21,420 22,440 23,562 26,180 27,720 31,416 33,660 39,270 42,840 47,124 52,360 58,905 67,320 78,540 94,248 117,810 157,080 235,620 and 471,240, with no remainder.

Since 471,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 471,240, 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).