Q: Is 497,904 a Composite Number?

Why is 497,904 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 497,904 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 23 24 33 41 44 46 48 66 69 82 88 92 123 132 138 164 176 184 246 253 264 276 328 368 451 492 506 528 552 656 759 902 943 984 1,012 1,104 1,353 1,518 1,804 1,886 1,968 2,024 2,706 2,829 3,036 3,608 3,772 4,048 5,412 5,658 6,072 7,216 7,544 10,373 10,824 11,316 12,144 15,088 20,746 21,648 22,632 31,119 41,492 45,264 62,238 82,984 124,476 165,968 248,952 and 497,904, with no remainder.

Since 497,904 cannot be divided by just 1 and 497,904, 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).