Q: Is 477,792 a Composite Number?

Why is 477,792 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 477,792 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 32 36 42 48 54 56 63 72 79 84 96 108 112 126 144 158 168 189 216 224 237 252 288 316 336 378 432 474 504 553 632 672 711 756 864 948 1,008 1,106 1,264 1,422 1,512 1,659 1,896 2,016 2,133 2,212 2,528 2,844 3,024 3,318 3,792 4,266 4,424 4,977 5,688 6,048 6,636 7,584 8,532 8,848 9,954 11,376 13,272 14,931 17,064 17,696 19,908 22,752 26,544 29,862 34,128 39,816 53,088 59,724 68,256 79,632 119,448 159,264 238,896 and 477,792, with no remainder.

Since 477,792 cannot be divided by just 1 and 477,792, 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).