Q: Is 496,422 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 496,422 is a composite number.

Why is 496,422 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 496,422 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 29 54 58 87 174 261 317 522 634 783 951 1,566 1,902 2,853 5,706 8,559 9,193 17,118 18,386 27,579 55,158 82,737 165,474 248,211 and 496,422, with no remainder.

Since 496,422 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,422, 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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