Q: Is 487,232 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 487,232 is a composite number.

Why is 487,232 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 487,232 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 23 32 46 64 92 184 331 368 662 736 1,324 1,472 2,648 5,296 7,613 10,592 15,226 21,184 30,452 60,904 121,808 243,616 and 487,232, with no remainder.

Since 487,232 cannot be divided by just 1 and 487,232, 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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