Q: Is 488,988 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 488,988 is a composite number.

Why is 488,988 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 488,988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 17 18 34 36 47 51 68 94 102 141 153 188 204 282 289 306 423 564 578 612 799 846 867 1,156 1,598 1,692 1,734 2,397 2,601 3,196 3,468 4,794 5,202 7,191 9,588 10,404 13,583 14,382 27,166 28,764 40,749 54,332 81,498 122,247 162,996 244,494 and 488,988, with no remainder.

Since 488,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,988, 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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