Q: Is 474,936 a Composite Number?

Why is 474,936 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 474,936 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 14 21 22 24 28 33 42 44 56 66 77 84 88 132 154 168 231 257 264 308 462 514 616 771 924 1,028 1,542 1,799 1,848 2,056 2,827 3,084 3,598 5,397 5,654 6,168 7,196 8,481 10,794 11,308 14,392 16,962 19,789 21,588 22,616 33,924 39,578 43,176 59,367 67,848 79,156 118,734 158,312 237,468 and 474,936, with no remainder.

Since 474,936 cannot be divided by just 1 and 474,936, 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).