Q: Is 492,940 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 492,940 is a composite number.

Why is 492,940 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 492,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 49 70 98 140 196 245 490 503 980 1,006 2,012 2,515 3,521 5,030 7,042 10,060 14,084 17,605 24,647 35,210 49,294 70,420 98,588 123,235 246,470 and 492,940, with no remainder.

Since 492,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 492,940, 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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