Q: Is 491,492 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 491,492 is a composite number.

Why is 491,492 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 491,492 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 19 29 38 58 76 116 223 446 551 892 1,102 2,204 4,237 6,467 8,474 12,934 16,948 25,868 122,873 245,746 and 491,492, with no remainder.

Since 491,492 cannot be divided by just 1 and 491,492, 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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