Q: Is 487,662 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 487,662 is a composite number.

Why is 487,662 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 487,662 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 17 21 34 42 51 102 119 238 357 683 714 1,366 2,049 4,098 4,781 9,562 11,611 14,343 23,222 28,686 34,833 69,666 81,277 162,554 243,831 and 487,662, with no remainder.

Since 487,662 cannot be divided by just 1 and 487,662, 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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