Q: Is 491,862 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 491,862 is a composite number.

Why is 491,862 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 491,862 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 49 98 147 239 294 343 478 686 717 1,029 1,434 1,673 2,058 3,346 5,019 10,038 11,711 23,422 35,133 70,266 81,977 163,954 245,931 and 491,862, with no remainder.

Since 491,862 cannot be divided by just 1 and 491,862, 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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