Q: Is 498,440 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 498,440 is a composite number.

Why is 498,440 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 498,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 34 40 68 85 136 170 340 680 733 1,466 2,932 3,665 5,864 7,330 12,461 14,660 24,922 29,320 49,844 62,305 99,688 124,610 249,220 and 498,440, with no remainder.

Since 498,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 498,440, 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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