Q: Is 491,238 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 491,238 is a composite number.

Why is 491,238 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 491,238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 27 33 54 66 99 198 297 594 827 1,654 2,481 4,962 7,443 9,097 14,886 18,194 22,329 27,291 44,658 54,582 81,873 163,746 245,619 and 491,238, with no remainder.

Since 491,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 491,238, 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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