Q: Is 480,249 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 480,249 is a composite number.

Why is 480,249 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 480,249 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 11 21 27 33 49 63 77 81 99 121 147 189 231 297 363 441 539 567 693 847 891 1,089 1,323 1,617 2,079 2,541 3,267 3,969 4,851 5,929 6,237 7,623 9,801 14,553 17,787 22,869 43,659 53,361 68,607 160,083 and 480,249, with no remainder.

Since 480,249 cannot be divided by just 1 and 480,249, 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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