Q: Is 401,000,499 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 401,000,499 is a composite number.

Why is 401,000,499 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 401,000,499 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 43 129 387 443 1,329 2,339 3,987 7,017 19,049 21,051 57,147 100,577 171,441 301,731 905,193 1,036,177 3,108,531 9,325,593 44,555,611 133,666,833 and 401,000,499, with no remainder.

Since 401,000,499 cannot be divided by just 1 and 401,000,499, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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