Q: Is 496,662 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 496,662 is a composite number.

Why is 496,662 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 496,662 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 46 59 61 69 118 122 138 177 183 354 366 1,357 1,403 2,714 2,806 3,599 4,071 4,209 7,198 8,142 8,418 10,797 21,594 82,777 165,554 248,331 and 496,662, with no remainder.

Since 496,662 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,662, 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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