Q: Is 496,332 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 496,332 is a composite number.

Why is 496,332 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 496,332 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 17 18 34 36 51 68 102 153 204 306 612 811 1,622 2,433 3,244 4,866 7,299 9,732 13,787 14,598 27,574 29,196 41,361 55,148 82,722 124,083 165,444 248,166 and 496,332, with no remainder.

Since 496,332 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,332, 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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