Q: Is 490,770 a Composite Number?

Why is 490,770 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 490,770 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 19 21 30 35 38 41 42 45 57 63 70 82 90 95 105 114 123 126 133 171 190 205 210 246 266 285 287 315 342 369 399 410 570 574 615 630 665 738 779 798 855 861 1,197 1,230 1,330 1,435 1,558 1,710 1,722 1,845 1,995 2,337 2,394 2,583 2,870 3,690 3,895 3,990 4,305 4,674 5,166 5,453 5,985 7,011 7,790 8,610 10,906 11,685 11,970 12,915 14,022 16,359 23,370 25,830 27,265 32,718 35,055 49,077 54,530 70,110 81,795 98,154 163,590 245,385 and 490,770, with no remainder.

Since 490,770 cannot be divided by just 1 and 490,770, 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).