Q: Is 487,542 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 487,542 is a composite number.

Why is 487,542 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 487,542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 83 89 166 178 249 267 498 534 913 979 1,826 1,958 2,739 2,937 5,478 5,874 7,387 14,774 22,161 44,322 81,257 162,514 243,771 and 487,542, with no remainder.

Since 487,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 487,542, 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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