Q: Is 493,948 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 493,948 is a composite number.

Why is 493,948 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 493,948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 13 14 23 26 28 46 52 59 91 92 118 161 182 236 299 322 364 413 598 644 767 826 1,196 1,357 1,534 1,652 2,093 2,714 3,068 4,186 5,369 5,428 8,372 9,499 10,738 17,641 18,998 21,476 35,282 37,996 70,564 123,487 246,974 and 493,948, with no remainder.

Since 493,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 493,948, 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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