Q: Is 496,000 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 496,000 is a composite number.

Why is 496,000 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 496,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 31 32 40 50 62 64 80 100 124 125 128 155 160 200 248 250 310 320 400 496 500 620 640 775 800 992 1,000 1,240 1,550 1,600 1,984 2,000 2,480 3,100 3,200 3,875 3,968 4,000 4,960 6,200 7,750 8,000 9,920 12,400 15,500 16,000 19,840 24,800 31,000 49,600 62,000 99,200 124,000 248,000 and 496,000, with no remainder.

Since 496,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,000, 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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