Q: Is 492,048 a Composite Number?

Why is 492,048 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 492,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 17 18 24 27 34 36 48 51 54 67 68 72 102 108 134 136 144 153 201 204 216 268 272 306 402 408 432 459 536 603 612 804 816 918 1,072 1,139 1,206 1,224 1,608 1,809 1,836 2,278 2,412 2,448 3,216 3,417 3,618 3,672 4,556 4,824 6,834 7,236 7,344 9,112 9,648 10,251 13,668 14,472 18,224 20,502 27,336 28,944 30,753 41,004 54,672 61,506 82,008 123,012 164,016 246,024 and 492,048, with no remainder.

Since 492,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 492,048, 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).