Q: Is 480,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 480,000 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 480,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 64 75 80 96 100 120 125 128 150 160 192 200 240 250 256 300 320 375 384 400 480 500 600 625 640 750 768 800 960 1,000 1,200 1,250 1,280 1,500 1,600 1,875 1,920 2,000 2,400 2,500 3,000 3,200 3,750 3,840 4,000 4,800 5,000 6,000 6,400 7,500 8,000 9,600 10,000 12,000 15,000 16,000 19,200 20,000 24,000 30,000 32,000 40,000 48,000 60,000 80,000 96,000 120,000 160,000 240,000 and 480,000, with no remainder.

Since 480,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 480,000, 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).