Q: Is 473,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 473,000 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 473,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 25 40 43 44 50 55 86 88 100 110 125 172 200 215 220 250 275 344 430 440 473 500 550 860 946 1,000 1,075 1,100 1,375 1,720 1,892 2,150 2,200 2,365 2,750 3,784 4,300 4,730 5,375 5,500 8,600 9,460 10,750 11,000 11,825 18,920 21,500 23,650 43,000 47,300 59,125 94,600 118,250 236,500 and 473,000, with no remainder.

Since 473,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 473,000, 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).