Q: Is 488,070 a Composite Number?

Why is 488,070 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 488,070 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 11 15 17 18 22 29 30 33 34 45 51 55 58 66 85 87 90 99 102 110 145 153 165 170 174 187 198 255 261 290 306 319 330 374 435 493 495 510 522 561 638 765 870 935 957 986 990 1,122 1,305 1,479 1,530 1,595 1,683 1,870 1,914 2,465 2,610 2,805 2,871 2,958 3,190 3,366 4,437 4,785 4,930 5,423 5,610 5,742 7,395 8,415 8,874 9,570 10,846 14,355 14,790 16,269 16,830 22,185 27,115 28,710 32,538 44,370 48,807 54,230 81,345 97,614 162,690 244,035 and 488,070, with no remainder.

Since 488,070 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,070, 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).