Q: Is 485,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 485,520 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 485,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 17 20 21 24 28 30 34 35 40 42 48 51 56 60 68 70 80 84 85 102 105 112 119 120 136 140 168 170 204 210 238 240 255 272 280 289 336 340 357 408 420 476 510 560 578 595 680 714 816 840 867 952 1,020 1,156 1,190 1,360 1,428 1,445 1,680 1,734 1,785 1,904 2,023 2,040 2,312 2,380 2,856 2,890 3,468 3,570 4,046 4,080 4,335 4,624 4,760 5,712 5,780 6,069 6,936 7,140 8,092 8,670 9,520 10,115 11,560 12,138 13,872 14,280 16,184 17,340 20,230 23,120 24,276 28,560 30,345 32,368 34,680 40,460 48,552 60,690 69,360 80,920 97,104 121,380 161,840 242,760 and 485,520, with no remainder.

Since 485,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 485,520, 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).