Q: Is 495,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 495,600 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 495,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 25 28 30 35 40 42 48 50 56 59 60 70 75 80 84 100 105 112 118 120 140 150 168 175 177 200 210 236 240 280 295 300 336 350 354 400 413 420 472 525 560 590 600 700 708 826 840 885 944 1,050 1,180 1,200 1,239 1,400 1,416 1,475 1,652 1,680 1,770 2,065 2,100 2,360 2,478 2,800 2,832 2,950 3,304 3,540 4,130 4,200 4,425 4,720 4,956 5,900 6,195 6,608 7,080 8,260 8,400 8,850 9,912 10,325 11,800 12,390 14,160 16,520 17,700 19,824 20,650 23,600 24,780 30,975 33,040 35,400 41,300 49,560 61,950 70,800 82,600 99,120 123,900 165,200 247,800 and 495,600, with no remainder.

Since 495,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 495,600, 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).