Q: Is 498,420 a Composite Number?

Why is 498,420 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 498,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 26 27 30 36 39 45 52 54 60 65 71 78 90 108 117 130 135 142 156 180 195 213 234 260 270 284 351 355 390 426 468 540 585 639 702 710 780 852 923 1,065 1,170 1,278 1,404 1,420 1,755 1,846 1,917 2,130 2,340 2,556 2,769 3,195 3,510 3,692 3,834 4,260 4,615 5,538 6,390 7,020 7,668 8,307 9,230 9,585 11,076 12,780 13,845 16,614 18,460 19,170 24,921 27,690 33,228 38,340 41,535 49,842 55,380 83,070 99,684 124,605 166,140 249,210 and 498,420, with no remainder.

Since 498,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 498,420, 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).