Q: Is 494,892 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 494,892 is a composite number.

Why is 494,892 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 494,892 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 59 118 177 233 236 354 466 531 699 708 932 1,062 1,398 2,097 2,124 2,796 4,194 8,388 13,747 27,494 41,241 54,988 82,482 123,723 164,964 247,446 and 494,892, with no remainder.

Since 494,892 cannot be divided by just 1 and 494,892, 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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