Q: Is 471,750 a Composite Number?

Why is 471,750 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 471,750 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 17 25 30 34 37 50 51 74 75 85 102 111 125 150 170 185 222 250 255 370 375 425 510 555 629 750 850 925 1,110 1,258 1,275 1,850 1,887 2,125 2,550 2,775 3,145 3,774 4,250 4,625 5,550 6,290 6,375 9,250 9,435 12,750 13,875 15,725 18,870 27,750 31,450 47,175 78,625 94,350 157,250 235,875 and 471,750, with no remainder.

Since 471,750 cannot be divided by just 1 and 471,750, 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).