Q: Is 496,288 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 496,288 is a composite number.

Why is 496,288 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 496,288 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 26 32 52 104 208 416 1,193 2,386 4,772 9,544 15,509 19,088 31,018 38,176 62,036 124,072 248,144 and 496,288, with no remainder.

Since 496,288 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,288, 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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