Q: Is 498,708 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 498,708 is a composite number.

Why is 498,708 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 498,708 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 63 84 126 252 1,979 3,958 5,937 7,916 11,874 13,853 17,811 23,748 27,706 35,622 41,559 55,412 71,244 83,118 124,677 166,236 249,354 and 498,708, with no remainder.

Since 498,708 cannot be divided by just 1 and 498,708, 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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