Q: Is 494,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 494,640 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 494,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 90 108 120 135 144 180 216 229 240 270 360 432 458 540 687 720 916 1,080 1,145 1,374 1,832 2,061 2,160 2,290 2,748 3,435 3,664 4,122 4,580 5,496 6,183 6,870 8,244 9,160 10,305 10,992 12,366 13,740 16,488 18,320 20,610 24,732 27,480 30,915 32,976 41,220 49,464 54,960 61,830 82,440 98,928 123,660 164,880 247,320 and 494,640, with no remainder.

Since 494,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 494,640, 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).