Q: Is 491,724 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 491,724 is a composite number.

Why is 491,724 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 491,724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 29 36 54 58 87 108 116 157 174 261 314 348 471 522 628 783 942 1,044 1,413 1,566 1,884 2,826 3,132 4,239 4,553 5,652 8,478 9,106 13,659 16,956 18,212 27,318 40,977 54,636 81,954 122,931 163,908 245,862 and 491,724, with no remainder.

Since 491,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 491,724, 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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