Q: Is 486,486 a Composite Number?

Why is 486,486 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 486,486 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 13 14 18 21 22 26 27 33 39 42 54 63 66 77 78 81 91 99 117 126 143 154 162 182 189 198 231 234 243 273 286 297 351 378 429 462 486 546 567 594 693 702 819 858 891 1,001 1,053 1,134 1,287 1,386 1,638 1,701 1,782 2,002 2,079 2,106 2,457 2,574 2,673 3,003 3,159 3,402 3,861 4,158 4,914 5,346 6,006 6,237 6,318 7,371 7,722 9,009 11,583 12,474 14,742 18,018 18,711 22,113 23,166 27,027 34,749 37,422 44,226 54,054 69,498 81,081 162,162 243,243 and 486,486, with no remainder.

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