Q: Is 476,190 a Composite Number?

Why is 476,190 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 476,190 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 11 13 15 18 22 26 30 33 37 39 45 55 65 66 74 78 90 99 110 111 117 130 143 165 185 195 198 222 234 286 330 333 370 390 407 429 481 495 555 585 666 715 814 858 962 990 1,110 1,170 1,221 1,287 1,430 1,443 1,665 2,035 2,145 2,405 2,442 2,574 2,886 3,330 3,663 4,070 4,290 4,329 4,810 5,291 6,105 6,435 7,215 7,326 8,658 10,582 12,210 12,870 14,430 15,873 18,315 21,645 26,455 31,746 36,630 43,290 47,619 52,910 79,365 95,238 158,730 238,095 and 476,190, with no remainder.

Since 476,190 cannot be divided by just 1 and 476,190, 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).