Q: Is 491,589 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 491,589 is a composite number.

Why is 491,589 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 491,589 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 17 21 27 51 63 81 119 153 189 243 289 357 459 567 867 1,071 1,377 1,701 2,023 2,601 3,213 4,131 6,069 7,803 9,639 18,207 23,409 28,917 54,621 70,227 163,863 and 491,589, with no remainder.

Since 491,589 cannot be divided by just 1 and 491,589, 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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