Q: Is 498,232 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 498,232 is a composite number.

Why is 498,232 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 498,232 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 31 41 49 56 62 82 98 124 164 196 217 248 287 328 392 434 574 868 1,148 1,271 1,519 1,736 2,009 2,296 2,542 3,038 4,018 5,084 6,076 8,036 8,897 10,168 12,152 16,072 17,794 35,588 62,279 71,176 124,558 249,116 and 498,232, with no remainder.

Since 498,232 cannot be divided by just 1 and 498,232, 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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