Q: Is 474,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 474,600 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 474,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 25 28 30 35 40 42 50 56 60 70 75 84 100 105 113 120 140 150 168 175 200 210 226 280 300 339 350 420 452 525 565 600 678 700 791 840 904 1,050 1,130 1,356 1,400 1,582 1,695 2,100 2,260 2,373 2,712 2,825 3,164 3,390 3,955 4,200 4,520 4,746 5,650 6,328 6,780 7,910 8,475 9,492 11,300 11,865 13,560 15,820 16,950 18,984 19,775 22,600 23,730 31,640 33,900 39,550 47,460 59,325 67,800 79,100 94,920 118,650 158,200 237,300 and 474,600, with no remainder.

Since 474,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 474,600, 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).