Q: Is 470,580 a Composite Number?

Why is 470,580 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 470,580 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 23 30 31 33 44 46 55 60 62 66 69 92 93 110 115 124 132 138 155 165 186 220 230 253 276 310 330 341 345 372 460 465 506 620 660 682 690 713 759 930 1,012 1,023 1,265 1,364 1,380 1,426 1,518 1,705 1,860 2,046 2,139 2,530 2,852 3,036 3,410 3,565 3,795 4,092 4,278 5,060 5,115 6,820 7,130 7,590 7,843 8,556 10,230 10,695 14,260 15,180 15,686 20,460 21,390 23,529 31,372 39,215 42,780 47,058 78,430 94,116 117,645 156,860 235,290 and 470,580, with no remainder.

Since 470,580 cannot be divided by just 1 and 470,580, 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).