Q: Is 496,340 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 496,340 is a composite number.

Why is 496,340 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 496,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 23 26 46 52 65 83 92 115 130 166 230 260 299 332 415 460 598 830 1,079 1,196 1,495 1,660 1,909 2,158 2,990 3,818 4,316 5,395 5,980 7,636 9,545 10,790 19,090 21,580 24,817 38,180 49,634 99,268 124,085 248,170 and 496,340, with no remainder.

Since 496,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,340, 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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