Q: Is 498,096 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 498,096 is a composite number.

Why is 498,096 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 498,096 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 36 48 54 72 108 144 216 432 1,153 2,306 3,459 4,612 6,918 9,224 10,377 13,836 18,448 20,754 27,672 31,131 41,508 55,344 62,262 83,016 124,524 166,032 249,048 and 498,096, with no remainder.

Since 498,096 cannot be divided by just 1 and 498,096, 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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