Q: Is 497,497 a Composite Number?

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

Why is 497,497 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 497,497 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 13 49 71 77 91 143 497 539 637 781 923 1,001 3,479 5,467 6,461 7,007 10,153 38,269 45,227 71,071 and 497,497, with no remainder.

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