Q: Is 479,220 a Composite Number?

Why is 479,220 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 479,220 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 35 42 49 60 70 84 98 105 140 147 163 196 210 245 294 326 420 489 490 588 652 735 815 978 980 1,141 1,470 1,630 1,956 2,282 2,445 2,940 3,260 3,423 4,564 4,890 5,705 6,846 7,987 9,780 11,410 13,692 15,974 17,115 22,820 23,961 31,948 34,230 39,935 47,922 68,460 79,870 95,844 119,805 159,740 239,610 and 479,220, with no remainder.

Since 479,220 cannot be divided by just 1 and 479,220, 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).