Q: Is 492,246 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 492,246 is a composite number.

Why is 492,246 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 492,246 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 23 29 41 46 58 69 82 87 123 138 174 207 246 261 369 414 522 667 738 943 1,189 1,334 1,886 2,001 2,378 2,829 3,567 4,002 5,658 6,003 7,134 8,487 10,701 12,006 16,974 21,402 27,347 54,694 82,041 164,082 246,123 and 492,246, with no remainder.

Since 492,246 cannot be divided by just 1 and 492,246, 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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