Q: Is 488,862 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 488,862 is a composite number.

Why is 488,862 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 488,862 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 27 33 54 66 99 198 297 594 823 1,646 2,469 4,938 7,407 9,053 14,814 18,106 22,221 27,159 44,442 54,318 81,477 162,954 244,431 and 488,862, with no remainder.

Since 488,862 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,862, 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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