Q: Is 474,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 474,320 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 474,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 14 16 20 22 28 35 40 44 49 55 56 70 77 80 88 98 110 112 121 140 154 176 196 220 242 245 280 308 385 392 440 484 490 539 560 605 616 770 784 847 880 968 980 1,078 1,210 1,232 1,540 1,694 1,936 1,960 2,156 2,420 2,695 3,080 3,388 3,920 4,235 4,312 4,840 5,390 5,929 6,160 6,776 8,470 8,624 9,680 10,780 11,858 13,552 16,940 21,560 23,716 29,645 33,880 43,120 47,432 59,290 67,760 94,864 118,580 237,160 and 474,320, with no remainder.

Since 474,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 474,320, 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).