Q: Is 475,776 a Composite Number?

Why is 475,776 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 475,776 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 59 63 64 72 84 96 112 118 126 128 144 168 177 192 224 236 252 288 336 354 384 413 448 472 504 531 576 672 708 826 896 944 1,008 1,062 1,152 1,239 1,344 1,416 1,652 1,888 2,016 2,124 2,478 2,688 2,832 3,304 3,717 3,776 4,032 4,248 4,956 5,664 6,608 7,434 7,552 8,064 8,496 9,912 11,328 13,216 14,868 16,992 19,824 22,656 26,432 29,736 33,984 39,648 52,864 59,472 67,968 79,296 118,944 158,592 237,888 and 475,776, with no remainder.

Since 475,776 cannot be divided by just 1 and 475,776, 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).