Q: Is 492,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 492,900 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 492,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 31 50 53 60 62 75 93 100 106 124 150 155 159 186 212 265 300 310 318 372 465 530 620 636 775 795 930 1,060 1,325 1,550 1,590 1,643 1,860 2,325 2,650 3,100 3,180 3,286 3,975 4,650 4,929 5,300 6,572 7,950 8,215 9,300 9,858 15,900 16,430 19,716 24,645 32,860 41,075 49,290 82,150 98,580 123,225 164,300 246,450 and 492,900, with no remainder.

Since 492,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 492,900, 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).