Q: Is 484,176 a Composite Number?

Why is 484,176 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 484,176 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 14 16 21 22 24 28 33 42 44 48 56 66 77 84 88 112 131 132 154 168 176 231 262 264 308 336 393 462 524 528 616 786 917 924 1,048 1,232 1,441 1,572 1,834 1,848 2,096 2,751 2,882 3,144 3,668 3,696 4,323 5,502 5,764 6,288 7,336 8,646 10,087 11,004 11,528 14,672 17,292 20,174 22,008 23,056 30,261 34,584 40,348 44,016 60,522 69,168 80,696 121,044 161,392 242,088 and 484,176, with no remainder.

Since 484,176 cannot be divided by just 1 and 484,176, 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).