Q: Is 496,432 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 496,432 is a composite number.

Why is 496,432 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 496,432 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 19 23 38 46 71 76 92 142 152 184 284 304 368 437 568 874 1,136 1,349 1,633 1,748 2,698 3,266 3,496 5,396 6,532 6,992 10,792 13,064 21,584 26,128 31,027 62,054 124,108 248,216 and 496,432, with no remainder.

Since 496,432 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,432, 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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