Q: Is 497,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 497,000 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 497,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 71 100 125 140 142 175 200 250 280 284 350 355 497 500 568 700 710 875 994 1,000 1,400 1,420 1,750 1,775 1,988 2,485 2,840 3,500 3,550 3,976 4,970 7,000 7,100 8,875 9,940 12,425 14,200 17,750 19,880 24,850 35,500 49,700 62,125 71,000 99,400 124,250 248,500 and 497,000, with no remainder.

Since 497,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 497,000, 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).