Q: Is 472,056 a Composite Number?

Why is 472,056 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 472,056 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 17 24 26 34 39 51 52 68 78 89 102 104 136 156 178 204 221 267 312 356 408 442 534 663 712 884 1,068 1,157 1,326 1,513 1,768 2,136 2,314 2,652 3,026 3,471 4,539 4,628 5,304 6,052 6,942 9,078 9,256 12,104 13,884 18,156 19,669 27,768 36,312 39,338 59,007 78,676 118,014 157,352 236,028 and 472,056, with no remainder.

Since 472,056 cannot be divided by just 1 and 472,056, 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).