Q: Is 497,898 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 497,898 is a composite number.

Why is 497,898 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 497,898 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 139 199 278 398 417 597 834 1,194 1,251 1,791 2,502 3,582 27,661 55,322 82,983 165,966 248,949 and 497,898, with no remainder.

Since 497,898 cannot be divided by just 1 and 497,898, 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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