Q: Is 498,498 a Composite Number?

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

Why is 498,498 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 498,498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 13 14 21 22 26 33 39 42 66 77 78 83 91 143 154 166 182 231 249 273 286 429 462 498 546 581 858 913 1,001 1,079 1,162 1,743 1,826 2,002 2,158 2,739 3,003 3,237 3,486 5,478 6,006 6,391 6,474 7,553 11,869 12,782 15,106 19,173 22,659 23,738 35,607 38,346 45,318 71,214 83,083 166,166 249,249 and 498,498, with no remainder.

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