Q: Is 488,992 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 488,992 is a composite number.

Why is 488,992 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 488,992 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 37 56 59 74 112 118 148 224 236 259 296 413 472 518 592 826 944 1,036 1,184 1,652 1,888 2,072 2,183 3,304 4,144 4,366 6,608 8,288 8,732 13,216 15,281 17,464 30,562 34,928 61,124 69,856 122,248 244,496 and 488,992, with no remainder.

Since 488,992 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,992, 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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