Q: Is 477,204 a Composite Number?

Why is 477,204 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 477,204 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 13 14 19 21 23 26 28 38 39 42 46 52 57 69 76 78 84 91 92 114 133 138 156 161 182 228 247 266 273 276 299 322 364 399 437 483 494 532 546 598 644 741 798 874 897 966 988 1,092 1,196 1,311 1,482 1,596 1,729 1,748 1,794 1,932 2,093 2,622 2,964 3,059 3,458 3,588 4,186 5,187 5,244 5,681 6,118 6,279 6,916 8,372 9,177 10,374 11,362 12,236 12,558 17,043 18,354 20,748 22,724 25,116 34,086 36,708 39,767 68,172 79,534 119,301 159,068 238,602 and 477,204, with no remainder.

Since 477,204 cannot be divided by just 1 and 477,204, 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).