Q: Is 487,060 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 487,060 is a composite number.

Why is 487,060 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 487,060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 49 70 71 98 140 142 196 245 284 343 355 490 497 686 710 980 994 1,372 1,420 1,715 1,988 2,485 3,430 3,479 4,970 6,860 6,958 9,940 13,916 17,395 24,353 34,790 48,706 69,580 97,412 121,765 243,530 and 487,060, with no remainder.

Since 487,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 487,060, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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