Q: Is 484,848 a Composite Number?

Why is 484,848 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 484,848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 16 18 21 24 26 28 36 37 39 42 48 52 56 63 72 74 78 84 91 104 111 112 117 126 144 148 156 168 182 208 222 234 252 259 273 296 312 333 336 364 444 468 481 504 518 546 592 624 666 728 777 819 888 936 962 1,008 1,036 1,092 1,332 1,443 1,456 1,554 1,638 1,776 1,872 1,924 2,072 2,184 2,331 2,664 2,886 3,108 3,276 3,367 3,848 4,144 4,329 4,368 4,662 5,328 5,772 6,216 6,552 6,734 7,696 8,658 9,324 10,101 11,544 12,432 13,104 13,468 17,316 18,648 20,202 23,088 26,936 30,303 34,632 37,296 40,404 53,872 60,606 69,264 80,808 121,212 161,616 242,424 and 484,848, with no remainder.

Since 484,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 484,848, 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).