Q: Is 472,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 472,920 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 472,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 56 60 70 84 105 120 140 168 210 280 420 563 840 1,126 1,689 2,252 2,815 3,378 3,941 4,504 5,630 6,756 7,882 8,445 11,260 11,823 13,512 15,764 16,890 19,705 22,520 23,646 31,528 33,780 39,410 47,292 59,115 67,560 78,820 94,584 118,230 157,640 236,460 and 472,920, with no remainder.

Since 472,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 472,920, 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).