Q: Is 442,494 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 442,494 is a composite number.

Why is 442,494 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 442,494 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 31 39 61 62 78 93 117 122 183 186 234 279 366 403 549 558 793 806 1,098 1,209 1,586 1,891 2,379 2,418 3,627 3,782 4,758 5,673 7,137 7,254 11,346 14,274 17,019 24,583 34,038 49,166 73,749 147,498 221,247 and 442,494, with no remainder.

Since 442,494 cannot be divided by just 1 and 442,494, 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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