Q: Is 489,888 a Composite Number?

Why is 489,888 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 489,888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 32 36 42 48 54 56 63 72 81 84 96 108 112 126 144 162 168 189 216 224 243 252 288 324 336 378 432 486 504 567 648 672 729 756 864 972 1,008 1,134 1,296 1,458 1,512 1,701 1,944 2,016 2,187 2,268 2,592 2,916 3,024 3,402 3,888 4,374 4,536 5,103 5,832 6,048 6,804 7,776 8,748 9,072 10,206 11,664 13,608 15,309 17,496 18,144 20,412 23,328 27,216 30,618 34,992 40,824 54,432 61,236 69,984 81,648 122,472 163,296 244,944 and 489,888, with no remainder.

Since 489,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 489,888, 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).