Q: Is 492,660 a Composite Number?

Why is 492,660 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 492,660 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 17 18 20 21 23 28 30 34 35 36 42 45 46 51 60 63 68 69 70 84 85 90 92 102 105 115 119 126 138 140 153 161 170 180 204 207 210 230 238 252 255 276 306 315 322 340 345 357 391 414 420 460 476 483 510 595 612 630 644 690 714 765 782 805 828 966 1,020 1,035 1,071 1,173 1,190 1,260 1,380 1,428 1,449 1,530 1,564 1,610 1,785 1,932 1,955 2,070 2,142 2,346 2,380 2,415 2,737 2,898 3,060 3,220 3,519 3,570 3,910 4,140 4,284 4,692 4,830 5,355 5,474 5,796 5,865 7,038 7,140 7,245 7,820 8,211 9,660 10,710 10,948 11,730 13,685 14,076 14,490 16,422 17,595 21,420 23,460 24,633 27,370 28,980 32,844 35,190 41,055 49,266 54,740 70,380 82,110 98,532 123,165 164,220 246,330 and 492,660, with no remainder.

Since 492,660 cannot be divided by just 1 and 492,660, 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).