Q: Is 487,816 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 487,816 is a composite number.

Why is 487,816 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 487,816 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 31 56 62 124 217 248 281 434 562 868 1,124 1,736 1,967 2,248 3,934 7,868 8,711 15,736 17,422 34,844 60,977 69,688 121,954 243,908 and 487,816, with no remainder.

Since 487,816 cannot be divided by just 1 and 487,816, 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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