Q: Is 496,790 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 496,790 is a composite number.

Why is 496,790 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 496,790 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 35 47 70 94 151 235 302 329 470 658 755 1,057 1,510 1,645 2,114 3,290 5,285 7,097 10,570 14,194 35,485 49,679 70,970 99,358 248,395 and 496,790, with no remainder.

Since 496,790 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,790, 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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