Q: Is 487,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 487,840 is a composite number.

Why is 487,840 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 487,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 80 160 3,049 6,098 12,196 15,245 24,392 30,490 48,784 60,980 97,568 121,960 243,920 and 487,840, with no remainder.

Since 487,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 487,840, 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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