Q: Is 487,140 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 487,140 is a composite number.

Why is 487,140 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 487,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 23 30 46 60 69 92 115 138 230 276 345 353 460 690 706 1,059 1,380 1,412 1,765 2,118 3,530 4,236 5,295 7,060 8,119 10,590 16,238 21,180 24,357 32,476 40,595 48,714 81,190 97,428 121,785 162,380 243,570 and 487,140, with no remainder.

Since 487,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 487,140, 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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