Q: Is 495,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 495,720 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 495,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 24 27 30 34 36 40 45 51 54 60 68 72 81 85 90 102 108 120 135 136 153 162 170 180 204 216 243 255 270 306 324 340 360 405 408 459 486 510 540 612 648 680 729 765 810 918 972 1,020 1,080 1,215 1,224 1,377 1,458 1,530 1,620 1,836 1,944 2,040 2,295 2,430 2,754 2,916 3,060 3,240 3,645 3,672 4,131 4,590 4,860 5,508 5,832 6,120 6,885 7,290 8,262 9,180 9,720 11,016 12,393 13,770 14,580 16,524 18,360 20,655 24,786 27,540 29,160 33,048 41,310 49,572 55,080 61,965 82,620 99,144 123,930 165,240 247,860 and 495,720, with no remainder.

Since 495,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 495,720, 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).