Q: Is 488,940 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 488,940 is a composite number.

Why is 488,940 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 488,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 29 30 58 60 87 116 145 174 281 290 348 435 562 580 843 870 1,124 1,405 1,686 1,740 2,810 3,372 4,215 5,620 8,149 8,430 16,298 16,860 24,447 32,596 40,745 48,894 81,490 97,788 122,235 162,980 244,470 and 488,940, with no remainder.

Since 488,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,940, 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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