Q: Is 488,720 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 488,720 is a composite number.

Why is 488,720 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 488,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 41 80 82 149 164 205 298 328 410 596 656 745 820 1,192 1,490 1,640 2,384 2,980 3,280 5,960 6,109 11,920 12,218 24,436 30,545 48,872 61,090 97,744 122,180 244,360 and 488,720, with no remainder.

Since 488,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,720, 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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