Q: Is 492,558 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 492,558 is a composite number.

Why is 492,558 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 492,558 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 17 22 33 34 51 66 102 187 374 439 561 878 1,122 1,317 2,634 4,829 7,463 9,658 14,487 14,926 22,389 28,974 44,778 82,093 164,186 246,279 and 492,558, with no remainder.

Since 492,558 cannot be divided by just 1 and 492,558, 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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