Q: Is 472,260 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 472,260 is a composite number.

Why is 472,260 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 472,260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 17 20 30 34 51 60 68 85 102 170 204 255 340 463 510 926 1,020 1,389 1,852 2,315 2,778 4,630 5,556 6,945 7,871 9,260 13,890 15,742 23,613 27,780 31,484 39,355 47,226 78,710 94,452 118,065 157,420 236,130 and 472,260, with no remainder.

Since 472,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 472,260, 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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