Q: Is 482,790 a Composite Number?

Why is 482,790 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 482,790 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 11 14 15 19 21 22 30 33 35 38 42 55 57 66 70 77 95 105 110 114 121 133 154 165 190 209 210 231 242 266 285 330 363 385 399 418 462 570 605 627 665 726 770 798 847 1,045 1,155 1,210 1,254 1,330 1,463 1,694 1,815 1,995 2,090 2,299 2,310 2,541 2,926 3,135 3,630 3,990 4,235 4,389 4,598 5,082 6,270 6,897 7,315 8,470 8,778 11,495 12,705 13,794 14,630 16,093 21,945 22,990 25,410 32,186 34,485 43,890 48,279 68,970 80,465 96,558 160,930 241,395 and 482,790, with no remainder.

Since 482,790 cannot be divided by just 1 and 482,790, 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).