Q: Is 495,978 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 495,978 is a composite number.

Why is 495,978 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 495,978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 49 98 147 241 294 343 482 686 723 1,029 1,446 1,687 2,058 3,374 5,061 10,122 11,809 23,618 35,427 70,854 82,663 165,326 247,989 and 495,978, with no remainder.

Since 495,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 495,978, 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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