Q: Is 491,504 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 491,504 is a composite number.

Why is 491,504 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 491,504 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 17 26 34 52 68 104 136 139 208 221 272 278 442 556 884 1,112 1,768 1,807 2,224 2,363 3,536 3,614 4,726 7,228 9,452 14,456 18,904 28,912 30,719 37,808 61,438 122,876 245,752 and 491,504, with no remainder.

Since 491,504 cannot be divided by just 1 and 491,504, 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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