Q: Is 487,224 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 487,224 is a composite number.

Why is 487,224 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 487,224 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 67 72 101 134 201 202 268 303 402 404 536 603 606 804 808 909 1,206 1,212 1,608 1,818 2,412 2,424 3,636 4,824 6,767 7,272 13,534 20,301 27,068 40,602 54,136 60,903 81,204 121,806 162,408 243,612 and 487,224, with no remainder.

Since 487,224 cannot be divided by just 1 and 487,224, 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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