Q: Is 492,436 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 492,436 is a composite number.

Why is 492,436 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 492,436 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 43 86 172 301 409 602 818 1,204 1,636 2,863 5,726 11,452 17,587 35,174 70,348 123,109 246,218 and 492,436, with no remainder.

Since 492,436 cannot be divided by just 1 and 492,436, 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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