Q: Is 492,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 492,072 is a composite number.

Why is 492,072 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 492,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 29 42 56 58 84 87 101 116 168 174 202 203 232 303 348 404 406 606 609 696 707 808 812 1,212 1,218 1,414 1,624 2,121 2,424 2,436 2,828 2,929 4,242 4,872 5,656 5,858 8,484 8,787 11,716 16,968 17,574 20,503 23,432 35,148 41,006 61,509 70,296 82,012 123,018 164,024 246,036 and 492,072, with no remainder.

Since 492,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 492,072, 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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