Q: Is 474,390 a Composite Number?

Why is 474,390 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 474,390 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 27 30 35 42 45 54 63 70 90 105 126 135 189 210 251 270 315 378 502 630 753 945 1,255 1,506 1,757 1,890 2,259 2,510 3,514 3,765 4,518 5,271 6,777 7,530 8,785 10,542 11,295 13,554 15,813 17,570 22,590 26,355 31,626 33,885 47,439 52,710 67,770 79,065 94,878 158,130 237,195 and 474,390, with no remainder.

Since 474,390 cannot be divided by just 1 and 474,390, 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).