Q: Is 490,680 a Composite Number?

Why is 490,680 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 490,680 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 29 30 36 40 45 47 58 60 72 87 90 94 116 120 141 145 174 180 188 232 235 261 282 290 348 360 376 423 435 470 522 564 580 696 705 846 870 940 1,044 1,128 1,160 1,305 1,363 1,410 1,692 1,740 1,880 2,088 2,115 2,610 2,726 2,820 3,384 3,480 4,089 4,230 5,220 5,452 5,640 6,815 8,178 8,460 10,440 10,904 12,267 13,630 16,356 16,920 20,445 24,534 27,260 32,712 40,890 49,068 54,520 61,335 81,780 98,136 122,670 163,560 245,340 and 490,680, with no remainder.

Since 490,680 cannot be divided by just 1 and 490,680, 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).