Q: Is 491,904 a Composite Number?

Why is 491,904 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 491,904 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 61 63 64 72 84 96 112 122 126 128 144 168 183 192 224 244 252 288 336 366 384 427 448 488 504 549 576 672 732 854 896 976 1,008 1,098 1,152 1,281 1,344 1,464 1,708 1,952 2,016 2,196 2,562 2,688 2,928 3,416 3,843 3,904 4,032 4,392 5,124 5,856 6,832 7,686 7,808 8,064 8,784 10,248 11,712 13,664 15,372 17,568 20,496 23,424 27,328 30,744 35,136 40,992 54,656 61,488 70,272 81,984 122,976 163,968 245,952 and 491,904, with no remainder.

Since 491,904 cannot be divided by just 1 and 491,904, 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).