Q: Is 494,472 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 494,472 is a composite number.

Why is 494,472 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 494,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 22 24 33 44 66 88 132 264 1,873 3,746 5,619 7,492 11,238 14,984 20,603 22,476 41,206 44,952 61,809 82,412 123,618 164,824 247,236 and 494,472, with no remainder.

Since 494,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 494,472, 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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