Q: Is 498,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 498,200 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 498,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 47 50 53 94 100 106 188 200 212 235 265 376 424 470 530 940 1,060 1,175 1,325 1,880 2,120 2,350 2,491 2,650 4,700 4,982 5,300 9,400 9,964 10,600 12,455 19,928 24,910 49,820 62,275 99,640 124,550 249,100 and 498,200, with no remainder.

Since 498,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 498,200, 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).