Q: Is 497,424 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 497,424 is a composite number.

Why is 497,424 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 497,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 43 48 86 129 172 241 258 344 482 516 688 723 964 1,032 1,446 1,928 2,064 2,892 3,856 5,784 10,363 11,568 20,726 31,089 41,452 62,178 82,904 124,356 165,808 248,712 and 497,424, with no remainder.

Since 497,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 497,424, 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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