Q: Is 476,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 476,000 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 476,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 17 20 25 28 32 34 35 40 50 56 68 70 80 85 100 112 119 125 136 140 160 170 175 200 224 238 250 272 280 340 350 400 425 476 500 544 560 595 680 700 800 850 875 952 1,000 1,120 1,190 1,360 1,400 1,700 1,750 1,904 2,000 2,125 2,380 2,720 2,800 2,975 3,400 3,500 3,808 4,000 4,250 4,760 5,600 5,950 6,800 7,000 8,500 9,520 11,900 13,600 14,000 14,875 17,000 19,040 23,800 28,000 29,750 34,000 47,600 59,500 68,000 95,200 119,000 238,000 and 476,000, with no remainder.

Since 476,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 476,000, 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).