Q: Is 491,832 a Composite Number?

Why is 491,832 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 491,832 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 18 22 23 24 27 33 36 44 46 54 66 69 72 81 88 92 99 108 132 138 162 184 198 207 216 243 253 264 276 297 324 396 414 486 506 552 594 621 648 759 792 828 891 972 1,012 1,188 1,242 1,518 1,656 1,782 1,863 1,944 2,024 2,277 2,376 2,484 2,673 3,036 3,564 3,726 4,554 4,968 5,346 5,589 6,072 6,831 7,128 7,452 9,108 10,692 11,178 13,662 14,904 18,216 20,493 21,384 22,356 27,324 40,986 44,712 54,648 61,479 81,972 122,958 163,944 245,916 and 491,832, with no remainder.

Since 491,832 cannot be divided by just 1 and 491,832, 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).