Q: Is 473,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 473,100 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 473,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 19 20 25 30 38 50 57 60 75 76 83 95 100 114 150 166 190 228 249 285 300 332 380 415 475 498 570 830 950 996 1,140 1,245 1,425 1,577 1,660 1,900 2,075 2,490 2,850 3,154 4,150 4,731 4,980 5,700 6,225 6,308 7,885 8,300 9,462 12,450 15,770 18,924 23,655 24,900 31,540 39,425 47,310 78,850 94,620 118,275 157,700 236,550 and 473,100, with no remainder.

Since 473,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 473,100, 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).