Q: Is 496,512 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 496,512 is a composite number.

Why is 496,512 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 496,512 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 64 72 96 128 144 192 288 384 431 576 862 1,152 1,293 1,724 2,586 3,448 3,879 5,172 6,896 7,758 10,344 13,792 15,516 20,688 27,584 31,032 41,376 55,168 62,064 82,752 124,128 165,504 248,256 and 496,512, with no remainder.

Since 496,512 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,512, 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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