Q: Is 496,290 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 496,290 is a composite number.

Why is 496,290 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 496,290 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 71 142 213 233 355 426 466 699 710 1,065 1,165 1,398 2,130 2,330 3,495 6,990 16,543 33,086 49,629 82,715 99,258 165,430 248,145 and 496,290, with no remainder.

Since 496,290 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,290, 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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