Q: Is 497,490 a Composite Number?

Why is 497,490 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 497,490 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 23 30 35 42 46 69 70 103 105 115 138 161 206 210 230 309 322 345 483 515 618 690 721 805 966 1,030 1,442 1,545 1,610 2,163 2,369 2,415 3,090 3,605 4,326 4,738 4,830 7,107 7,210 10,815 11,845 14,214 16,583 21,630 23,690 33,166 35,535 49,749 71,070 82,915 99,498 165,830 248,745 and 497,490, with no remainder.

Since 497,490 cannot be divided by just 1 and 497,490, 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).