Q: Is 487,044 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 487,044 is a composite number.

Why is 487,044 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 487,044 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 83 163 166 249 326 332 489 498 652 747 978 996 1,467 1,494 1,956 2,934 2,988 5,868 13,529 27,058 40,587 54,116 81,174 121,761 162,348 243,522 and 487,044, with no remainder.

Since 487,044 cannot be divided by just 1 and 487,044, 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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