Q: Is 487,458 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 487,458 is a composite number.

Why is 487,458 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 487,458 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 17 18 27 34 51 54 59 81 102 118 153 162 177 243 306 354 459 486 531 918 1,003 1,062 1,377 1,593 2,006 2,754 3,009 3,186 4,131 4,779 6,018 8,262 9,027 9,558 14,337 18,054 27,081 28,674 54,162 81,243 162,486 243,729 and 487,458, with no remainder.

Since 487,458 cannot be divided by just 1 and 487,458, 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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