Q: Is 485,982 a Composite Number?

Why is 485,982 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 485,982 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 19 21 29 38 42 49 57 58 63 87 98 114 126 133 147 171 174 203 261 266 294 342 399 406 441 522 551 609 798 882 931 1,102 1,197 1,218 1,421 1,653 1,827 1,862 2,394 2,793 2,842 3,306 3,654 3,857 4,263 4,959 5,586 7,714 8,379 8,526 9,918 11,571 12,789 16,758 23,142 25,578 26,999 34,713 53,998 69,426 80,997 161,994 242,991 and 485,982, with no remainder.

Since 485,982 cannot be divided by just 1 and 485,982, 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).