Q: Is 472,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 472,560 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 472,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 16 20 22 24 30 33 40 44 48 55 60 66 80 88 110 120 132 165 176 179 220 240 264 330 358 440 528 537 660 716 880 895 1,074 1,320 1,432 1,790 1,969 2,148 2,640 2,685 2,864 3,580 3,938 4,296 5,370 5,907 7,160 7,876 8,592 9,845 10,740 11,814 14,320 15,752 19,690 21,480 23,628 29,535 31,504 39,380 42,960 47,256 59,070 78,760 94,512 118,140 157,520 236,280 and 472,560, with no remainder.

Since 472,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 472,560, 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).