Q: Is 472,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 472,500 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 472,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 25 27 28 30 35 36 42 45 50 54 60 63 70 75 84 90 100 105 108 125 126 135 140 150 175 180 189 210 225 250 252 270 300 315 350 375 378 420 450 500 525 540 625 630 675 700 750 756 875 900 945 1,050 1,125 1,250 1,260 1,350 1,500 1,575 1,750 1,875 1,890 2,100 2,250 2,500 2,625 2,700 3,150 3,375 3,500 3,750 3,780 4,375 4,500 4,725 5,250 5,625 6,300 6,750 7,500 7,875 8,750 9,450 10,500 11,250 13,125 13,500 15,750 16,875 17,500 18,900 22,500 23,625 26,250 31,500 33,750 39,375 47,250 52,500 67,500 78,750 94,500 118,125 157,500 236,250 and 472,500, with no remainder.

Since 472,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 472,500, 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).