Q: Is 486,272 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 486,272 is a composite number.

Why is 486,272 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 486,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 29 32 58 64 116 128 131 232 262 464 524 928 1,048 1,856 2,096 3,712 3,799 4,192 7,598 8,384 15,196 16,768 30,392 60,784 121,568 243,136 and 486,272, with no remainder.

Since 486,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 486,272, 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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