Q: Is 496,132 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 496,132 is a composite number.

Why is 496,132 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 496,132 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 13 14 26 28 29 47 52 58 91 94 116 182 188 203 329 364 377 406 611 658 754 812 1,222 1,316 1,363 1,508 2,444 2,639 2,726 4,277 5,278 5,452 8,554 9,541 10,556 17,108 17,719 19,082 35,438 38,164 70,876 124,033 248,066 and 496,132, with no remainder.

Since 496,132 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,132, 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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