Q: Is 496,638 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 496,638 is a composite number.

Why is 496,638 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 496,638 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 17 18 27 34 51 54 102 153 306 459 541 918 1,082 1,623 3,246 4,869 9,197 9,738 14,607 18,394 27,591 29,214 55,182 82,773 165,546 248,319 and 496,638, with no remainder.

Since 496,638 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,638, 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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