Q: Is 488,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 488,880 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 488,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 24 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 48 56 60 63 70 72 80 84 90 97 105 112 120 126 140 144 168 180 194 210 240 252 280 291 315 336 360 388 420 485 504 560 582 630 679 720 776 840 873 970 1,008 1,164 1,260 1,358 1,455 1,552 1,680 1,746 1,940 2,037 2,328 2,520 2,716 2,910 3,395 3,492 3,880 4,074 4,365 4,656 5,040 5,432 5,820 6,111 6,790 6,984 7,760 8,148 8,730 10,185 10,864 11,640 12,222 13,580 13,968 16,296 17,460 20,370 23,280 24,444 27,160 30,555 32,592 34,920 40,740 48,888 54,320 61,110 69,840 81,480 97,776 122,220 162,960 244,440 and 488,880, with no remainder.

Since 488,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,880, 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).