Q: Is 494,340 a Composite Number?

Why is 494,340 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 494,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 14 15 20 21 22 28 30 33 35 42 44 55 60 66 70 77 84 105 107 110 132 140 154 165 210 214 220 231 308 321 330 385 420 428 462 535 642 660 749 770 924 1,070 1,155 1,177 1,284 1,498 1,540 1,605 2,140 2,247 2,310 2,354 2,996 3,210 3,531 3,745 4,494 4,620 4,708 5,885 6,420 7,062 7,490 8,239 8,988 11,235 11,770 14,124 14,980 16,478 17,655 22,470 23,540 24,717 32,956 35,310 41,195 44,940 49,434 70,620 82,390 98,868 123,585 164,780 247,170 and 494,340, with no remainder.

Since 494,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 494,340, 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).