Q: Is 499,968 a Composite Number?

Why is 499,968 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 499,968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 31 32 36 42 48 56 62 63 64 72 84 93 96 112 124 126 128 144 168 186 192 217 224 248 252 256 279 288 336 372 384 434 448 496 504 558 576 651 672 744 768 868 896 992 1,008 1,116 1,152 1,302 1,344 1,488 1,736 1,792 1,953 1,984 2,016 2,232 2,304 2,604 2,688 2,976 3,472 3,906 3,968 4,032 4,464 5,208 5,376 5,952 6,944 7,812 7,936 8,064 8,928 10,416 11,904 13,888 15,624 16,128 17,856 20,832 23,808 27,776 31,248 35,712 41,664 55,552 62,496 71,424 83,328 124,992 166,656 249,984 and 499,968, with no remainder.

Since 499,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 499,968, 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).