Q: Is 498,568 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 498,568 is a composite number.

Why is 498,568 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 498,568 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 29 56 58 116 203 232 307 406 614 812 1,228 1,624 2,149 2,456 4,298 8,596 8,903 17,192 17,806 35,612 62,321 71,224 124,642 249,284 and 498,568, with no remainder.

Since 498,568 cannot be divided by just 1 and 498,568, 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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