Q: Is 487,844 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 487,844 is a composite number.

Why is 487,844 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 487,844 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 19 28 38 49 76 98 131 133 196 262 266 524 532 917 931 1,834 1,862 2,489 3,668 3,724 4,978 6,419 9,956 12,838 17,423 25,676 34,846 69,692 121,961 243,922 and 487,844, with no remainder.

Since 487,844 cannot be divided by just 1 and 487,844, 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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