Q: Is 493,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 493,248 is a composite number.

Why is 493,248 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 493,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 56 64 84 96 112 168 192 224 336 367 448 672 734 1,101 1,344 1,468 2,202 2,569 2,936 4,404 5,138 5,872 7,707 8,808 10,276 11,744 15,414 17,616 20,552 23,488 30,828 35,232 41,104 61,656 70,464 82,208 123,312 164,416 246,624 and 493,248, with no remainder.

Since 493,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 493,248, 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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