Q: Is 475,860 a Composite Number?

Why is 475,860 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 475,860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 14 15 20 21 22 28 30 33 35 42 44 55 60 66 70 77 84 103 105 110 132 140 154 165 206 210 220 231 308 309 330 385 412 420 462 515 618 660 721 770 924 1,030 1,133 1,155 1,236 1,442 1,540 1,545 2,060 2,163 2,266 2,310 2,884 3,090 3,399 3,605 4,326 4,532 4,620 5,665 6,180 6,798 7,210 7,931 8,652 10,815 11,330 13,596 14,420 15,862 16,995 21,630 22,660 23,793 31,724 33,990 39,655 43,260 47,586 67,980 79,310 95,172 118,965 158,620 237,930 and 475,860, with no remainder.

Since 475,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 475,860, 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).