Q: Is 491,952 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 491,952 is a composite number.

Why is 491,952 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 491,952 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 37 48 74 111 148 222 277 296 444 554 592 831 888 1,108 1,662 1,776 2,216 3,324 4,432 6,648 10,249 13,296 20,498 30,747 40,996 61,494 81,992 122,988 163,984 245,976 and 491,952, with no remainder.

Since 491,952 cannot be divided by just 1 and 491,952, 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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