Q: Is 484,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 484,440 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 484,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 20 22 24 30 33 40 44 55 60 66 88 110 120 132 165 220 264 330 367 440 660 734 1,101 1,320 1,468 1,835 2,202 2,936 3,670 4,037 4,404 5,505 7,340 8,074 8,808 11,010 12,111 14,680 16,148 20,185 22,020 24,222 32,296 40,370 44,040 48,444 60,555 80,740 96,888 121,110 161,480 242,220 and 484,440, with no remainder.

Since 484,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 484,440, 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).