Q: Is 471,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 471,540 is a composite number.

Why is 471,540 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 471,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 29 30 58 60 87 116 145 174 271 290 348 435 542 580 813 870 1,084 1,355 1,626 1,740 2,710 3,252 4,065 5,420 7,859 8,130 15,718 16,260 23,577 31,436 39,295 47,154 78,590 94,308 117,885 157,180 235,770 and 471,540, with no remainder.

Since 471,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 471,540, 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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