Q: Is 491,744 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 491,744 is a composite number.

Why is 491,744 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 491,744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 32 44 88 121 127 176 242 254 352 484 508 968 1,016 1,397 1,936 2,032 2,794 3,872 4,064 5,588 11,176 15,367 22,352 30,734 44,704 61,468 122,936 245,872 and 491,744, with no remainder.

Since 491,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 491,744, 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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