Q: Is 473,472 a Composite Number?

Why is 473,472 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 473,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 64 72 96 108 128 137 144 192 216 274 288 384 411 432 548 576 822 864 1,096 1,152 1,233 1,644 1,728 2,192 2,466 3,288 3,456 3,699 4,384 4,932 6,576 7,398 8,768 9,864 13,152 14,796 17,536 19,728 26,304 29,592 39,456 52,608 59,184 78,912 118,368 157,824 236,736 and 473,472, with no remainder.

Since 473,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 473,472, 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).