Q: Is 472,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 472,000 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 472,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 59 64 80 100 118 125 160 200 236 250 295 320 400 472 500 590 800 944 1,000 1,180 1,475 1,600 1,888 2,000 2,360 2,950 3,776 4,000 4,720 5,900 7,375 8,000 9,440 11,800 14,750 18,880 23,600 29,500 47,200 59,000 94,400 118,000 236,000 and 472,000, with no remainder.

Since 472,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 472,000, 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).