Q: Is 494,844 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 494,844 is a composite number.

Why is 494,844 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 494,844 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 43 84 86 129 137 172 258 274 301 411 516 548 602 822 903 959 1,204 1,644 1,806 1,918 2,877 3,612 3,836 5,754 5,891 11,508 11,782 17,673 23,564 35,346 41,237 70,692 82,474 123,711 164,948 247,422 and 494,844, with no remainder.

Since 494,844 cannot be divided by just 1 and 494,844, 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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