Q: Is 488,187 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 488,187 is a composite number.

Why is 488,187 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 488,187 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 41 49 63 81 123 147 189 243 287 369 441 567 861 1,107 1,323 1,701 2,009 2,583 3,321 3,969 6,027 7,749 9,963 11,907 18,081 23,247 54,243 69,741 162,729 and 488,187, with no remainder.

Since 488,187 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,187, 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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