Q: Is 496,398 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 496,398 is a composite number.

Why is 496,398 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 496,398 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 53 106 159 223 318 371 446 669 742 1,113 1,338 1,561 2,226 3,122 4,683 9,366 11,819 23,638 35,457 70,914 82,733 165,466 248,199 and 496,398, with no remainder.

Since 496,398 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,398, 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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