Q: Is 475,463,274 a Composite Number?

Why is 475,463,274 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 475,463,274 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 13 22 26 33 39 66 78 107 143 214 286 321 429 642 858 1,177 1,391 2,354 2,782 3,531 4,173 5,179 7,062 8,346 10,358 15,301 15,537 30,602 31,074 45,903 56,969 67,327 91,806 113,938 134,654 170,907 201,981 341,814 403,962 554,153 740,597 1,108,306 1,481,194 1,662,459 2,221,791 3,324,918 4,443,582 6,095,683 7,203,989 12,191,366 14,407,978 18,287,049 21,611,967 36,574,098 43,223,934 79,243,879 158,487,758 237,731,637 and 475,463,274, with no remainder.

Since 475,463,274 cannot be divided by just 1 and 475,463,274, 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).