Q: Is 493,584 a Composite Number?

Why is 493,584 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 493,584 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 16 21 24 26 28 39 42 48 52 56 78 84 91 104 112 113 156 168 182 208 226 273 312 336 339 364 452 546 624 678 728 791 904 1,092 1,356 1,456 1,469 1,582 1,808 2,184 2,373 2,712 2,938 3,164 4,368 4,407 4,746 5,424 5,876 6,328 8,814 9,492 10,283 11,752 12,656 17,628 18,984 20,566 23,504 30,849 35,256 37,968 41,132 61,698 70,512 82,264 123,396 164,528 246,792 and 493,584, with no remainder.

Since 493,584 cannot be divided by just 1 and 493,584, 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).