Q: Is 488,280 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 488,280 is a composite number.

Why is 488,280 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 488,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 20 24 26 30 39 40 52 60 65 78 104 120 130 156 195 260 312 313 390 520 626 780 939 1,252 1,560 1,565 1,878 2,504 3,130 3,756 4,069 4,695 6,260 7,512 8,138 9,390 12,207 12,520 16,276 18,780 20,345 24,414 32,552 37,560 40,690 48,828 61,035 81,380 97,656 122,070 162,760 244,140 and 488,280, with no remainder.

Since 488,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,280, 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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