Q: Is 494,736 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 494,736 is a composite number.

Why is 494,736 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 494,736 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 33 44 48 66 88 132 176 264 528 937 1,874 2,811 3,748 5,622 7,496 10,307 11,244 14,992 20,614 22,488 30,921 41,228 44,976 61,842 82,456 123,684 164,912 247,368 and 494,736, with no remainder.

Since 494,736 cannot be divided by just 1 and 494,736, 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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