Q: Is 488,502 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 488,502 is a composite number.

Why is 488,502 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 488,502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 3,877 7,754 11,631 23,262 27,139 34,893 54,278 69,786 81,417 162,834 244,251 and 488,502, with no remainder.

Since 488,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,502, 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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