Q: Is 486,846 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 486,846 is a composite number.

Why is 486,846 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 486,846 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 17 18 34 37 43 51 74 86 102 111 129 153 222 258 306 333 387 629 666 731 774 1,258 1,462 1,591 1,887 2,193 3,182 3,774 4,386 4,773 5,661 6,579 9,546 11,322 13,158 14,319 27,047 28,638 54,094 81,141 162,282 243,423 and 486,846, with no remainder.

Since 486,846 cannot be divided by just 1 and 486,846, 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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