Q: Is 476,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 476,640 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 476,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 240 288 331 360 480 662 720 993 1,324 1,440 1,655 1,986 2,648 2,979 3,310 3,972 4,965 5,296 5,958 6,620 7,944 9,930 10,592 11,916 13,240 14,895 15,888 19,860 23,832 26,480 29,790 31,776 39,720 47,664 52,960 59,580 79,440 95,328 119,160 158,880 238,320 and 476,640, with no remainder.

Since 476,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 476,640, 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).