Q: Is 494,832 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 494,832 is a composite number.

Why is 494,832 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 494,832 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 39 48 52 61 78 104 122 156 169 183 208 244 312 338 366 488 507 624 676 732 793 976 1,014 1,352 1,464 1,586 2,028 2,379 2,704 2,928 3,172 4,056 4,758 6,344 8,112 9,516 10,309 12,688 19,032 20,618 30,927 38,064 41,236 61,854 82,472 123,708 164,944 247,416 and 494,832, with no remainder.

Since 494,832 cannot be divided by just 1 and 494,832, 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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