Q: Is 494,856 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 494,856 is a composite number.

Why is 494,856 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 494,856 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 29 36 54 58 72 79 87 108 116 158 174 216 232 237 261 316 348 474 522 632 696 711 783 948 1,044 1,422 1,566 1,896 2,088 2,133 2,291 2,844 3,132 4,266 4,582 5,688 6,264 6,873 8,532 9,164 13,746 17,064 18,328 20,619 27,492 41,238 54,984 61,857 82,476 123,714 164,952 247,428 and 494,856, with no remainder.

Since 494,856 cannot be divided by just 1 and 494,856, 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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