Q: Is 496,140 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 496,140 is a composite number.

Why is 496,140 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 496,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 8,269 16,538 24,807 33,076 41,345 49,614 82,690 99,228 124,035 165,380 248,070 and 496,140, with no remainder.

Since 496,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,140, 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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