Q: Is 482,112 a Composite Number?

Why is 482,112 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 482,112 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 31 32 36 48 54 62 64 72 81 93 96 108 124 144 162 186 192 216 243 248 279 288 324 372 432 486 496 558 576 648 744 837 864 972 992 1,116 1,296 1,488 1,674 1,728 1,944 1,984 2,232 2,511 2,592 2,976 3,348 3,888 4,464 5,022 5,184 5,952 6,696 7,533 7,776 8,928 10,044 13,392 15,066 15,552 17,856 20,088 26,784 30,132 40,176 53,568 60,264 80,352 120,528 160,704 241,056 and 482,112, with no remainder.

Since 482,112 cannot be divided by just 1 and 482,112, 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).