Q: Is 487,942 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 487,942 is a composite number.

Why is 487,942 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 487,942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 13 14 26 49 91 98 182 383 637 766 1,274 2,681 4,979 5,362 9,958 18,767 34,853 37,534 69,706 243,971 and 487,942, with no remainder.

Since 487,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 487,942, 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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