Q: Is 493,680 a Composite Number?

Why is 493,680 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 493,680 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 16 17 20 22 24 30 33 34 40 44 48 51 55 60 66 68 80 85 88 102 110 120 121 132 136 165 170 176 187 204 220 240 242 255 264 272 330 340 363 374 408 440 484 510 528 561 605 660 680 726 748 816 880 935 968 1,020 1,122 1,210 1,320 1,360 1,452 1,496 1,815 1,870 1,936 2,040 2,057 2,244 2,420 2,640 2,805 2,904 2,992 3,630 3,740 4,080 4,114 4,488 4,840 5,610 5,808 6,171 7,260 7,480 8,228 8,976 9,680 10,285 11,220 12,342 14,520 14,960 16,456 20,570 22,440 24,684 29,040 30,855 32,912 41,140 44,880 49,368 61,710 82,280 98,736 123,420 164,560 246,840 and 493,680, with no remainder.

Since 493,680 cannot be divided by just 1 and 493,680, 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).