Q: Is 488,844 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 488,844 is a composite number.

Why is 488,844 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 488,844 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 37 74 111 148 222 333 367 444 666 734 1,101 1,332 1,468 2,202 3,303 4,404 6,606 13,212 13,579 27,158 40,737 54,316 81,474 122,211 162,948 244,422 and 488,844, with no remainder.

Since 488,844 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,844, 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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