Q: Is 486,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 486,360 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 486,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 56 60 63 70 72 84 90 105 120 126 140 168 180 193 210 252 280 315 360 386 420 504 579 630 772 840 965 1,158 1,260 1,351 1,544 1,737 1,930 2,316 2,520 2,702 2,895 3,474 3,860 4,053 4,632 5,404 5,790 6,755 6,948 7,720 8,106 8,685 10,808 11,580 12,159 13,510 13,896 16,212 17,370 20,265 23,160 24,318 27,020 32,424 34,740 40,530 48,636 54,040 60,795 69,480 81,060 97,272 121,590 162,120 243,180 and 486,360, with no remainder.

Since 486,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 486,360, 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).