Q: Is 485,352 a Composite Number?

Why is 485,352 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 485,352 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 54 56 63 72 81 84 107 108 126 162 168 189 214 216 252 321 324 378 428 504 567 642 648 749 756 856 963 1,134 1,284 1,498 1,512 1,926 2,247 2,268 2,568 2,889 2,996 3,852 4,494 4,536 5,778 5,992 6,741 7,704 8,667 8,988 11,556 13,482 17,334 17,976 20,223 23,112 26,964 34,668 40,446 53,928 60,669 69,336 80,892 121,338 161,784 242,676 and 485,352, with no remainder.

Since 485,352 cannot be divided by just 1 and 485,352, 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).