Q: Is 474,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 474,480 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 474,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 120 144 180 240 360 659 720 1,318 1,977 2,636 3,295 3,954 5,272 5,931 6,590 7,908 9,885 10,544 11,862 13,180 15,816 19,770 23,724 26,360 29,655 31,632 39,540 47,448 52,720 59,310 79,080 94,896 118,620 158,160 237,240 and 474,480, with no remainder.

Since 474,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 474,480, 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).