Q: Is 487,492 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 487,492 is a composite number.

Why is 487,492 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 487,492 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 67 68 107 134 214 268 428 1,139 1,819 2,278 3,638 4,556 7,169 7,276 14,338 28,676 121,873 243,746 and 487,492, with no remainder.

Since 487,492 cannot be divided by just 1 and 487,492, 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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