Q: Is 498,888 a Composite Number?

Why is 498,888 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 498,888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 18 24 26 36 39 41 52 72 78 82 104 117 123 156 164 169 234 246 312 328 338 369 468 492 507 533 676 738 936 984 1,014 1,066 1,352 1,476 1,521 1,599 2,028 2,132 2,952 3,042 3,198 4,056 4,264 4,797 6,084 6,396 6,929 9,594 12,168 12,792 13,858 19,188 20,787 27,716 38,376 41,574 55,432 62,361 83,148 124,722 166,296 249,444 and 498,888, with no remainder.

Since 498,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 498,888, 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).