Q: Is 497,016 a Composite Number?

Why is 497,016 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 497,016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 18 24 26 27 36 39 52 54 59 72 78 81 104 108 117 118 156 162 177 216 234 236 312 324 351 354 468 472 531 648 702 708 767 936 1,053 1,062 1,404 1,416 1,534 1,593 2,106 2,124 2,301 2,808 3,068 3,186 4,212 4,248 4,602 4,779 6,136 6,372 6,903 8,424 9,204 9,558 12,744 13,806 18,408 19,116 20,709 27,612 38,232 41,418 55,224 62,127 82,836 124,254 165,672 248,508 and 497,016, with no remainder.

Since 497,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 497,016, 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).