Q: Is 496,280 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 496,280 is a composite number.

Why is 496,280 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 496,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 19 20 38 40 76 95 152 190 380 653 760 1,306 2,612 3,265 5,224 6,530 12,407 13,060 24,814 26,120 49,628 62,035 99,256 124,070 248,140 and 496,280, with no remainder.

Since 496,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,280, 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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