Q: Is 498,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 498,540 is a composite number.

Why is 498,540 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 498,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 35 42 60 70 84 105 140 210 420 1,187 2,374 3,561 4,748 5,935 7,122 8,309 11,870 14,244 16,618 17,805 23,740 24,927 33,236 35,610 41,545 49,854 71,220 83,090 99,708 124,635 166,180 249,270 and 498,540, with no remainder.

Since 498,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 498,540, 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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