Q: Is 496,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 496,400 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 496,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 25 34 40 50 68 73 80 85 100 136 146 170 200 272 292 340 365 400 425 584 680 730 850 1,168 1,241 1,360 1,460 1,700 1,825 2,482 2,920 3,400 3,650 4,964 5,840 6,205 6,800 7,300 9,928 12,410 14,600 19,856 24,820 29,200 31,025 49,640 62,050 99,280 124,100 248,200 and 496,400, with no remainder.

Since 496,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,400, 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).