Q: Is 497,940 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 497,940 is a composite number.

Why is 497,940 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 497,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 43 60 86 129 172 193 215 258 386 430 516 579 645 772 860 965 1,158 1,290 1,930 2,316 2,580 2,895 3,860 5,790 8,299 11,580 16,598 24,897 33,196 41,495 49,794 82,990 99,588 124,485 165,980 248,970 and 497,940, with no remainder.

Since 497,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 497,940, 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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