Q: Is 497,420 a Composite Number?

Why is 497,420 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 497,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 14 17 19 20 22 28 34 35 38 44 55 68 70 76 77 85 95 110 119 133 140 154 170 187 190 209 220 238 266 308 323 340 374 380 385 418 476 532 595 646 665 748 770 836 935 1,045 1,190 1,292 1,309 1,330 1,463 1,540 1,615 1,870 2,090 2,261 2,380 2,618 2,660 2,926 3,230 3,553 3,740 4,180 4,522 5,236 5,852 6,460 6,545 7,106 7,315 9,044 11,305 13,090 14,212 14,630 17,765 22,610 24,871 26,180 29,260 35,530 45,220 49,742 71,060 99,484 124,355 248,710 and 497,420, with no remainder.

Since 497,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 497,420, 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).