Q: Is 498,492 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 498,492 is a composite number.

Why is 498,492 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 498,492 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 61 122 183 227 244 366 454 549 681 732 908 1,098 1,362 2,043 2,196 2,724 4,086 8,172 13,847 27,694 41,541 55,388 83,082 124,623 166,164 249,246 and 498,492, with no remainder.

Since 498,492 cannot be divided by just 1 and 498,492, 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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