Q: Is 498,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 498,400 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 498,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 32 35 40 50 56 70 80 89 100 112 140 160 175 178 200 224 280 350 356 400 445 560 623 700 712 800 890 1,120 1,246 1,400 1,424 1,780 2,225 2,492 2,800 2,848 3,115 3,560 4,450 4,984 5,600 6,230 7,120 8,900 9,968 12,460 14,240 15,575 17,800 19,936 24,920 31,150 35,600 49,840 62,300 71,200 99,680 124,600 249,200 and 498,400, with no remainder.

Since 498,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 498,400, 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).