Q: Is 496,272 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 496,272 is a composite number.

Why is 496,272 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 496,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 49 56 84 98 112 147 168 196 211 294 336 392 422 588 633 784 844 1,176 1,266 1,477 1,688 2,352 2,532 2,954 3,376 4,431 5,064 5,908 8,862 10,128 10,339 11,816 17,724 20,678 23,632 31,017 35,448 41,356 62,034 70,896 82,712 124,068 165,424 248,136 and 496,272, with no remainder.

Since 496,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,272, 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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