Q: Is 482,220 a Composite Number?

Why is 482,220 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 482,220 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 19 20 27 30 36 38 45 47 54 57 60 76 90 94 95 108 114 135 141 171 180 188 190 228 235 270 282 285 342 380 423 470 513 540 564 570 684 705 846 855 893 940 1,026 1,140 1,269 1,410 1,692 1,710 1,786 2,052 2,115 2,538 2,565 2,679 2,820 3,420 3,572 4,230 4,465 5,076 5,130 5,358 6,345 8,037 8,460 8,930 10,260 10,716 12,690 13,395 16,074 17,860 24,111 25,380 26,790 32,148 40,185 48,222 53,580 80,370 96,444 120,555 160,740 241,110 and 482,220, with no remainder.

Since 482,220 cannot be divided by just 1 and 482,220, 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).