Q: Is 496,728 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 496,728 is a composite number.

Why is 496,728 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 496,728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 6,899 13,798 20,697 27,596 41,394 55,192 62,091 82,788 124,182 165,576 248,364 and 496,728, with no remainder.

Since 496,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,728, 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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