Q: Is 497,448 a Composite Number?

Why is 497,448 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 497,448 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 47 49 54 56 63 72 84 94 98 108 126 141 147 168 188 189 196 216 252 282 294 329 376 378 392 423 441 504 564 588 658 756 846 882 987 1,128 1,176 1,269 1,316 1,323 1,512 1,692 1,764 1,974 2,303 2,538 2,632 2,646 2,961 3,384 3,528 3,948 4,606 5,076 5,292 5,922 6,909 7,896 8,883 9,212 10,152 10,584 11,844 13,818 17,766 18,424 20,727 23,688 27,636 35,532 41,454 55,272 62,181 71,064 82,908 124,362 165,816 248,724 and 497,448, with no remainder.

Since 497,448 cannot be divided by just 1 and 497,448, 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).