Q: Is 498,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 498,000 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 498,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 83 100 120 125 150 166 200 240 249 250 300 332 375 400 415 498 500 600 664 750 830 996 1,000 1,200 1,245 1,328 1,500 1,660 1,992 2,000 2,075 2,490 3,000 3,320 3,984 4,150 4,980 6,000 6,225 6,640 8,300 9,960 10,375 12,450 16,600 19,920 20,750 24,900 31,125 33,200 41,500 49,800 62,250 83,000 99,600 124,500 166,000 249,000 and 498,000, with no remainder.

Since 498,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 498,000, 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).