Q: Is 477,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 477,400 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 477,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 14 20 22 25 28 31 35 40 44 50 55 56 62 70 77 88 100 110 124 140 154 155 175 200 217 220 248 275 280 308 310 341 350 385 434 440 550 616 620 682 700 770 775 868 1,085 1,100 1,240 1,364 1,400 1,540 1,550 1,705 1,736 1,925 2,170 2,200 2,387 2,728 3,080 3,100 3,410 3,850 4,340 4,774 5,425 6,200 6,820 7,700 8,525 8,680 9,548 10,850 11,935 13,640 15,400 17,050 19,096 21,700 23,870 34,100 43,400 47,740 59,675 68,200 95,480 119,350 238,700 and 477,400, with no remainder.

Since 477,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 477,400, 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).