Q: Is 498,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 498,960 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 498,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 22 24 27 28 30 33 35 36 40 42 44 45 48 54 55 56 60 63 66 70 72 77 80 81 84 88 90 99 105 108 110 112 120 126 132 135 140 144 154 162 165 168 176 180 189 198 210 216 220 231 240 252 264 270 280 297 308 315 324 330 336 360 378 385 396 405 420 432 440 462 495 504 528 540 560 567 594 616 630 648 660 693 720 756 770 792 810 840 880 891 924 945 990 1,008 1,080 1,134 1,155 1,188 1,232 1,260 1,296 1,320 1,386 1,485 1,512 1,540 1,584 1,620 1,680 1,782 1,848 1,890 1,980 2,079 2,160 2,268 2,310 2,376 2,520 2,640 2,772 2,835 2,970 3,024 3,080 3,240 3,465 3,564 3,696 3,780 3,960 4,158 4,455 4,536 4,620 4,752 5,040 5,544 5,670 5,940 6,160 6,237 6,480 6,930 7,128 7,560 7,920 8,316 8,910 9,072 9,240 10,395 11,088 11,340 11,880 12,474 13,860 14,256 15,120 16,632 17,820 18,480 20,790 22,680 23,760 24,948 27,720 31,185 33,264 35,640 41,580 45,360 49,896 55,440 62,370 71,280 83,160 99,792 124,740 166,320 249,480 and 498,960, with no remainder.

Since 498,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 498,960, 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).