Q: Is 477,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 477,000 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 477,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 50 53 60 72 75 90 100 106 120 125 150 159 180 200 212 225 250 265 300 318 360 375 424 450 477 500 530 600 636 750 795 900 954 1,000 1,060 1,125 1,272 1,325 1,500 1,590 1,800 1,908 2,120 2,250 2,385 2,650 3,000 3,180 3,816 3,975 4,500 4,770 5,300 6,360 6,625 7,950 9,000 9,540 10,600 11,925 13,250 15,900 19,080 19,875 23,850 26,500 31,800 39,750 47,700 53,000 59,625 79,500 95,400 119,250 159,000 238,500 and 477,000, with no remainder.

Since 477,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 477,000, 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).