Q: Is 481,140 a Composite Number?

Why is 481,140 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 481,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 27 30 33 36 44 45 54 55 60 66 81 90 99 108 110 132 135 162 165 180 198 220 243 270 297 324 330 396 405 486 495 540 594 660 729 810 891 972 990 1,188 1,215 1,458 1,485 1,620 1,782 1,980 2,187 2,430 2,673 2,916 2,970 3,564 3,645 4,374 4,455 4,860 5,346 5,940 7,290 8,019 8,748 8,910 10,692 10,935 13,365 14,580 16,038 17,820 21,870 24,057 26,730 32,076 40,095 43,740 48,114 53,460 80,190 96,228 120,285 160,380 240,570 and 481,140, with no remainder.

Since 481,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 481,140, 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).