Q: Is 475,230 a Composite Number?

Why is 475,230 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 475,230 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 30 31 35 42 62 70 73 93 105 146 155 186 210 217 219 310 365 434 438 465 511 651 730 930 1,022 1,085 1,095 1,302 1,533 2,170 2,190 2,263 2,555 3,066 3,255 4,526 5,110 6,510 6,789 7,665 11,315 13,578 15,330 15,841 22,630 31,682 33,945 47,523 67,890 79,205 95,046 158,410 237,615 and 475,230, with no remainder.

Since 475,230 cannot be divided by just 1 and 475,230, 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).