Q: Is 476,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 476,280 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 476,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 27 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 49 54 56 60 63 70 72 81 84 90 98 105 108 120 126 135 140 147 162 168 180 189 196 210 216 243 245 252 270 280 294 315 324 360 378 392 405 420 441 486 490 504 540 567 588 630 648 735 756 810 840 882 945 972 980 1,080 1,134 1,176 1,215 1,260 1,323 1,470 1,512 1,620 1,701 1,764 1,890 1,944 1,960 2,205 2,268 2,430 2,520 2,646 2,835 2,940 3,240 3,402 3,528 3,780 3,969 4,410 4,536 4,860 5,292 5,670 5,880 6,615 6,804 7,560 7,938 8,505 8,820 9,720 10,584 11,340 11,907 13,230 13,608 15,876 17,010 17,640 19,845 22,680 23,814 26,460 31,752 34,020 39,690 47,628 52,920 59,535 68,040 79,380 95,256 119,070 158,760 238,140 and 476,280, with no remainder.

Since 476,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 476,280, 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).