Q: Is 471,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 471,840 is a composite number.

Why is 471,840 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 471,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 80 96 120 160 240 480 983 1,966 2,949 3,932 4,915 5,898 7,864 9,830 11,796 14,745 15,728 19,660 23,592 29,490 31,456 39,320 47,184 58,980 78,640 94,368 117,960 157,280 235,920 and 471,840, with no remainder.

Since 471,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 471,840, 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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