Q: Is 496,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 496,440 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 496,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 56 60 63 70 72 84 90 105 120 126 140 168 180 197 210 252 280 315 360 394 420 504 591 630 788 840 985 1,182 1,260 1,379 1,576 1,773 1,970 2,364 2,520 2,758 2,955 3,546 3,940 4,137 4,728 5,516 5,910 6,895 7,092 7,880 8,274 8,865 11,032 11,820 12,411 13,790 14,184 16,548 17,730 20,685 23,640 24,822 27,580 33,096 35,460 41,370 49,644 55,160 62,055 70,920 82,740 99,288 124,110 165,480 248,220 and 496,440, with no remainder.

Since 496,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,440, 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).