Q: Is 484,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 484,000 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 484,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 25 32 40 44 50 55 80 88 100 110 121 125 160 176 200 220 242 250 275 352 400 440 484 500 550 605 800 880 968 1,000 1,100 1,210 1,375 1,760 1,936 2,000 2,200 2,420 2,750 3,025 3,872 4,000 4,400 4,840 5,500 6,050 8,800 9,680 11,000 12,100 15,125 19,360 22,000 24,200 30,250 44,000 48,400 60,500 96,800 121,000 242,000 and 484,000, with no remainder.

Since 484,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 484,000, 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).