Q: Is 479,232 a Composite Number?

Why is 479,232 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 479,232 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 24 26 32 36 39 48 52 64 72 78 96 104 117 128 144 156 192 208 234 256 288 312 384 416 468 512 576 624 768 832 936 1,024 1,152 1,248 1,536 1,664 1,872 2,048 2,304 2,496 3,072 3,328 3,744 4,096 4,608 4,992 6,144 6,656 7,488 9,216 9,984 12,288 13,312 14,976 18,432 19,968 26,624 29,952 36,864 39,936 53,248 59,904 79,872 119,808 159,744 239,616 and 479,232, with no remainder.

Since 479,232 cannot be divided by just 1 and 479,232, 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).