Q: Is 498,495 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 498,495 is a composite number.

Why is 498,495 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 498,495 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 167 199 501 597 835 995 2,505 2,985 33,233 99,699 166,165 and 498,495, with no remainder.

Since 498,495 cannot be divided by just 1 and 498,495, it is a composite number.


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Number 498,493498,494498,496498,497
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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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