Q: Is 496,980 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 496,980 is a composite number.

Why is 496,980 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 496,980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 30 33 36 44 45 55 60 66 90 99 110 132 165 180 198 220 251 330 396 495 502 660 753 990 1,004 1,255 1,506 1,980 2,259 2,510 2,761 3,012 3,765 4,518 5,020 5,522 7,530 8,283 9,036 11,044 11,295 13,805 15,060 16,566 22,590 24,849 27,610 33,132 41,415 45,180 49,698 55,220 82,830 99,396 124,245 165,660 248,490 and 496,980, with no remainder.

Since 496,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,980, 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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