Q: Is 494,676 a Composite Number?

Why is 494,676 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 494,676 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 13 14 18 21 26 28 36 39 42 52 63 78 84 91 117 126 151 156 182 234 252 273 302 364 453 468 546 604 819 906 1,057 1,092 1,359 1,638 1,812 1,963 2,114 2,718 3,171 3,276 3,926 4,228 5,436 5,889 6,342 7,852 9,513 11,778 12,684 13,741 17,667 19,026 23,556 27,482 35,334 38,052 41,223 54,964 70,668 82,446 123,669 164,892 247,338 and 494,676, with no remainder.

Since 494,676 cannot be divided by just 1 and 494,676, 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).