Q: Is 486,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 486,200 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 486,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 13 17 20 22 25 26 34 40 44 50 52 55 65 68 85 88 100 104 110 130 136 143 170 187 200 220 221 260 275 286 325 340 374 425 440 442 520 550 572 650 680 715 748 850 884 935 1,100 1,105 1,144 1,300 1,430 1,496 1,700 1,768 1,870 2,200 2,210 2,431 2,600 2,860 3,400 3,575 3,740 4,420 4,675 4,862 5,525 5,720 7,150 7,480 8,840 9,350 9,724 11,050 12,155 14,300 18,700 19,448 22,100 24,310 28,600 37,400 44,200 48,620 60,775 97,240 121,550 243,100 and 486,200, with no remainder.

Since 486,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 486,200, 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).