Q: Is 486,324 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 486,324 is a composite number.

Why is 486,324 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 486,324 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 19 27 36 38 54 57 76 79 81 108 114 158 162 171 228 237 316 324 342 474 513 684 711 948 1,026 1,422 1,501 1,539 2,052 2,133 2,844 3,002 3,078 4,266 4,503 6,004 6,156 6,399 8,532 9,006 12,798 13,509 18,012 25,596 27,018 40,527 54,036 81,054 121,581 162,108 243,162 and 486,324, with no remainder.

Since 486,324 cannot be divided by just 1 and 486,324, 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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