Q: Is 496,048 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 496,048 is a composite number.

Why is 496,048 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 496,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 43 56 86 103 112 172 206 301 344 412 602 688 721 824 1,204 1,442 1,648 2,408 2,884 4,429 4,816 5,768 8,858 11,536 17,716 31,003 35,432 62,006 70,864 124,012 248,024 and 496,048, with no remainder.

Since 496,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,048, 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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