Q: Is 488,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 488,520 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 488,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 23 24 30 36 40 45 46 59 60 69 72 90 92 115 118 120 138 177 180 184 207 230 236 276 295 345 354 360 414 460 472 531 552 590 690 708 828 885 920 1,035 1,062 1,180 1,357 1,380 1,416 1,656 1,770 2,070 2,124 2,360 2,655 2,714 2,760 3,540 4,071 4,140 4,248 5,310 5,428 6,785 7,080 8,142 8,280 10,620 10,856 12,213 13,570 16,284 20,355 21,240 24,426 27,140 32,568 40,710 48,852 54,280 61,065 81,420 97,704 122,130 162,840 244,260 and 488,520, with no remainder.

Since 488,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,520, 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).