Q: Is 490,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 490,500 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 490,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 109 125 150 180 218 225 250 300 327 375 436 450 500 545 654 750 900 981 1,090 1,125 1,308 1,500 1,635 1,962 2,180 2,250 2,725 3,270 3,924 4,500 4,905 5,450 6,540 8,175 9,810 10,900 13,625 16,350 19,620 24,525 27,250 32,700 40,875 49,050 54,500 81,750 98,100 122,625 163,500 245,250 and 490,500, with no remainder.

Since 490,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 490,500, 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).