Q: Is 4,978,494 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 4,978,494 is a composite number.

Why is 4,978,494 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 4,978,494 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 19 38 57 114 171 342 14,557 29,114 43,671 87,342 131,013 262,026 276,583 553,166 829,749 1,659,498 2,489,247 and 4,978,494, with no remainder.

Since 4,978,494 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,978,494, 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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