Q: Is 487,520 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 487,520 is a composite number.

Why is 487,520 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 487,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 32 40 44 55 80 88 110 160 176 220 277 352 440 554 880 1,108 1,385 1,760 2,216 2,770 3,047 4,432 5,540 6,094 8,864 11,080 12,188 15,235 22,160 24,376 30,470 44,320 48,752 60,940 97,504 121,880 243,760 and 487,520, with no remainder.

Since 487,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 487,520, 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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