Q: Is 497,496 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 497,496 is a composite number.

Why is 497,496 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 497,496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 19 24 38 57 76 114 152 228 456 1,091 2,182 3,273 4,364 6,546 8,728 13,092 20,729 26,184 41,458 62,187 82,916 124,374 165,832 248,748 and 497,496, with no remainder.

Since 497,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 497,496, 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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