Q: Is 487,424 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 487,424 is a composite number.

Why is 487,424 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 487,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 17 28 32 34 56 64 68 112 119 128 136 224 238 256 272 448 476 512 544 896 952 1,024 1,088 1,792 1,904 2,048 2,176 3,584 3,808 4,096 4,352 7,168 7,616 8,704 14,336 15,232 17,408 28,672 30,464 34,816 60,928 69,632 121,856 243,712 and 487,424, with no remainder.

Since 487,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 487,424, 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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