Q: Is 495,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 495,360 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 495,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 43 45 48 60 64 72 80 86 90 96 120 128 129 144 160 172 180 192 215 240 256 258 288 320 344 360 384 387 430 480 516 576 640 645 688 720 768 774 860 960 1,032 1,152 1,280 1,290 1,376 1,440 1,548 1,720 1,920 1,935 2,064 2,304 2,580 2,752 2,880 3,096 3,440 3,840 3,870 4,128 5,160 5,504 5,760 6,192 6,880 7,740 8,256 10,320 11,008 11,520 12,384 13,760 15,480 16,512 20,640 24,768 27,520 30,960 33,024 41,280 49,536 55,040 61,920 82,560 99,072 123,840 165,120 247,680 and 495,360, with no remainder.

Since 495,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 495,360, 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).