Q: Is 475,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 475,800 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 475,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 20 24 25 26 30 39 40 50 52 60 61 65 75 78 100 104 120 122 130 150 156 183 195 200 244 260 300 305 312 325 366 390 488 520 600 610 650 732 780 793 915 975 1,220 1,300 1,464 1,525 1,560 1,586 1,830 1,950 2,379 2,440 2,600 3,050 3,172 3,660 3,900 3,965 4,575 4,758 6,100 6,344 7,320 7,800 7,930 9,150 9,516 11,895 12,200 15,860 18,300 19,032 19,825 23,790 31,720 36,600 39,650 47,580 59,475 79,300 95,160 118,950 158,600 237,900 and 475,800, with no remainder.

Since 475,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 475,800, 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).