Q: Is 499,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 499,200 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 499,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 24 25 26 30 32 39 40 48 50 52 60 64 65 75 78 80 96 100 104 120 128 130 150 156 160 192 195 200 208 240 256 260 300 312 320 325 384 390 400 416 480 512 520 600 624 640 650 768 780 800 832 960 975 1,040 1,200 1,248 1,280 1,300 1,536 1,560 1,600 1,664 1,920 1,950 2,080 2,400 2,496 2,560 2,600 3,120 3,200 3,328 3,840 3,900 4,160 4,800 4,992 5,200 6,240 6,400 6,656 7,680 7,800 8,320 9,600 9,984 10,400 12,480 12,800 15,600 16,640 19,200 19,968 20,800 24,960 31,200 33,280 38,400 41,600 49,920 62,400 83,200 99,840 124,800 166,400 249,600 and 499,200, with no remainder.

Since 499,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 499,200, 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).