Q: Is 497,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 497,880 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 497,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 90 108 120 135 180 216 270 360 461 540 922 1,080 1,383 1,844 2,305 2,766 3,688 4,149 4,610 5,532 6,915 8,298 9,220 11,064 12,447 13,830 16,596 18,440 20,745 24,894 27,660 33,192 41,490 49,788 55,320 62,235 82,980 99,576 124,470 165,960 248,940 and 497,880, with no remainder.

Since 497,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 497,880, 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).