Q: Is 496,134 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 496,134 is a composite number.

Why is 496,134 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 496,134 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 43 86 129 258 387 641 774 1,282 1,923 3,846 5,769 11,538 27,563 55,126 82,689 165,378 248,067 and 496,134, with no remainder.

Since 496,134 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,134, 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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