Q: Is 486,954 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 486,954 is a composite number.

Why is 486,954 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 486,954 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 39 78 117 234 2,081 4,162 6,243 12,486 18,729 27,053 37,458 54,106 81,159 162,318 243,477 and 486,954, with no remainder.

Since 486,954 cannot be divided by just 1 and 486,954, 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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