Q: Is 491,508 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 491,508 is a composite number.

Why is 491,508 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 491,508 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 37 41 54 74 81 82 108 111 123 148 162 164 222 246 324 333 369 444 492 666 738 999 1,107 1,332 1,476 1,517 1,998 2,214 2,997 3,034 3,321 3,996 4,428 4,551 5,994 6,068 6,642 9,102 11,988 13,284 13,653 18,204 27,306 40,959 54,612 81,918 122,877 163,836 245,754 and 491,508, with no remainder.

Since 491,508 cannot be divided by just 1 and 491,508, 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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