Q: Is 487,648 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 487,648 is a composite number.

Why is 487,648 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 487,648 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 49 56 98 112 196 224 311 392 622 784 1,244 1,568 2,177 2,488 4,354 4,976 8,708 9,952 15,239 17,416 30,478 34,832 60,956 69,664 121,912 243,824 and 487,648, with no remainder.

Since 487,648 cannot be divided by just 1 and 487,648, 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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