Q: Is 487,032 a Composite Number?

Why is 487,032 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 487,032 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 21 24 26 28 39 42 52 56 78 84 91 104 156 168 182 223 273 312 364 446 546 669 728 892 1,092 1,338 1,561 1,784 2,184 2,676 2,899 3,122 4,683 5,352 5,798 6,244 8,697 9,366 11,596 12,488 17,394 18,732 20,293 23,192 34,788 37,464 40,586 60,879 69,576 81,172 121,758 162,344 243,516 and 487,032, with no remainder.

Since 487,032 cannot be divided by just 1 and 487,032, 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).