Q: Is 496,041 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 496,041 is a composite number.

Why is 496,041 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 496,041 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 13 21 23 39 69 79 91 161 237 273 299 483 553 897 1,027 1,659 1,817 2,093 3,081 5,451 6,279 7,189 12,719 21,567 23,621 38,157 70,863 165,347 and 496,041, with no remainder.

Since 496,041 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,041, 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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