Q: Is 482,328 a Composite Number?

Why is 482,328 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 482,328 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 11 12 14 18 21 22 24 27 28 29 33 36 42 44 54 56 58 63 66 72 77 84 87 88 99 108 116 126 132 154 168 174 189 198 203 216 231 232 252 261 264 297 308 319 348 378 396 406 462 504 522 594 609 616 638 693 696 756 783 792 812 924 957 1,044 1,188 1,218 1,276 1,386 1,512 1,566 1,624 1,827 1,848 1,914 2,079 2,088 2,233 2,376 2,436 2,552 2,772 2,871 3,132 3,654 3,828 4,158 4,466 4,872 5,481 5,544 5,742 6,264 6,699 7,308 7,656 8,316 8,613 8,932 10,962 11,484 13,398 14,616 16,632 17,226 17,864 20,097 21,924 22,968 26,796 34,452 40,194 43,848 53,592 60,291 68,904 80,388 120,582 160,776 241,164 and 482,328, with no remainder.

Since 482,328 cannot be divided by just 1 and 482,328, 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).