Q: Is 492,296 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 492,296 is a composite number.

Why is 492,296 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 492,296 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 59 118 149 236 298 413 472 596 826 1,043 1,192 1,652 2,086 3,304 4,172 8,344 8,791 17,582 35,164 61,537 70,328 123,074 246,148 and 492,296, with no remainder.

Since 492,296 cannot be divided by just 1 and 492,296, 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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