Q: Is 496,608 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 496,608 is a composite number.

Why is 496,608 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 496,608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 56 84 96 112 168 224 336 672 739 1,478 2,217 2,956 4,434 5,173 5,912 8,868 10,346 11,824 15,519 17,736 20,692 23,648 31,038 35,472 41,384 62,076 70,944 82,768 124,152 165,536 248,304 and 496,608, with no remainder.

Since 496,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,608, 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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