Q: Is 484,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 484,880 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 484,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 19 20 22 29 38 40 44 55 58 76 80 88 95 110 116 145 152 176 190 209 220 232 290 304 319 380 418 440 464 551 580 638 760 836 880 1,045 1,102 1,160 1,276 1,520 1,595 1,672 2,090 2,204 2,320 2,552 2,755 3,190 3,344 4,180 4,408 5,104 5,510 6,061 6,380 8,360 8,816 11,020 12,122 12,760 16,720 22,040 24,244 25,520 30,305 44,080 48,488 60,610 96,976 121,220 242,440 and 484,880, with no remainder.

Since 484,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 484,880, 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).