Q: Is 494,496 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 494,496 is a composite number.

Why is 494,496 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 494,496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 17 18 24 32 34 36 48 51 68 72 96 101 102 136 144 153 202 204 272 288 303 306 404 408 544 606 612 808 816 909 1,212 1,224 1,616 1,632 1,717 1,818 2,424 2,448 3,232 3,434 3,636 4,848 4,896 5,151 6,868 7,272 9,696 10,302 13,736 14,544 15,453 20,604 27,472 29,088 30,906 41,208 54,944 61,812 82,416 123,624 164,832 247,248 and 494,496, with no remainder.

Since 494,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 494,496, 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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