Q: Is 489,060 a Composite Number?

Why is 489,060 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 489,060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 15 18 19 20 22 26 30 33 36 38 39 44 45 52 55 57 60 65 66 76 78 90 95 99 110 114 117 130 132 143 156 165 171 180 190 195 198 209 220 228 234 247 260 285 286 330 342 380 390 396 418 429 468 494 495 570 572 585 627 660 684 715 741 780 836 855 858 988 990 1,045 1,140 1,170 1,235 1,254 1,287 1,430 1,482 1,710 1,716 1,881 1,980 2,090 2,145 2,223 2,340 2,470 2,508 2,574 2,717 2,860 2,964 3,135 3,420 3,705 3,762 4,180 4,290 4,446 4,940 5,148 5,434 6,270 6,435 7,410 7,524 8,151 8,580 8,892 9,405 10,868 11,115 12,540 12,870 13,585 14,820 16,302 18,810 22,230 24,453 25,740 27,170 32,604 37,620 40,755 44,460 48,906 54,340 81,510 97,812 122,265 163,020 244,530 and 489,060, with no remainder.

Since 489,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 489,060, 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).