Q: Is 491,139 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 491,139 is a composite number.

Why is 491,139 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 491,139 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 33 41 99 121 123 363 369 451 1,089 1,331 1,353 3,993 4,059 4,961 11,979 14,883 44,649 54,571 163,713 and 491,139, with no remainder.

Since 491,139 cannot be divided by just 1 and 491,139, 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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