Q: Is 487,968 a Composite Number?

Why is 487,968 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 487,968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 17 23 24 26 32 34 39 46 48 51 52 68 69 78 92 96 102 104 136 138 156 184 204 208 221 272 276 299 312 368 391 408 416 442 544 552 598 624 663 736 782 816 884 897 1,104 1,173 1,196 1,248 1,326 1,564 1,632 1,768 1,794 2,208 2,346 2,392 2,652 3,128 3,536 3,588 4,692 4,784 5,083 5,304 6,256 7,072 7,176 9,384 9,568 10,166 10,608 12,512 14,352 15,249 18,768 20,332 21,216 28,704 30,498 37,536 40,664 60,996 81,328 121,992 162,656 243,984 and 487,968, with no remainder.

Since 487,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 487,968, 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).