Q: Is 491,232 a Composite Number?

Why is 491,232 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 491,232 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 17 21 24 28 32 34 42 43 48 51 56 68 84 86 96 102 112 119 129 136 168 172 204 224 238 258 272 301 336 344 357 408 476 516 544 602 672 688 714 731 816 903 952 1,032 1,204 1,376 1,428 1,462 1,632 1,806 1,904 2,064 2,193 2,408 2,856 2,924 3,612 3,808 4,128 4,386 4,816 5,117 5,712 5,848 7,224 8,772 9,632 10,234 11,424 11,696 14,448 15,351 17,544 20,468 23,392 28,896 30,702 35,088 40,936 61,404 70,176 81,872 122,808 163,744 245,616 and 491,232, with no remainder.

Since 491,232 cannot be divided by just 1 and 491,232, 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).