Q: Is 474,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 474,120 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 474,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 90 108 120 135 180 216 270 360 439 540 878 1,080 1,317 1,756 2,195 2,634 3,512 3,951 4,390 5,268 6,585 7,902 8,780 10,536 11,853 13,170 15,804 17,560 19,755 23,706 26,340 31,608 39,510 47,412 52,680 59,265 79,020 94,824 118,530 158,040 237,060 and 474,120, with no remainder.

Since 474,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 474,120, 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).