Q: Is 498,912 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 498,912 is a composite number.

Why is 498,912 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 498,912 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 96 5,197 10,394 15,591 20,788 31,182 41,576 62,364 83,152 124,728 166,304 249,456 and 498,912, with no remainder.

Since 498,912 cannot be divided by just 1 and 498,912, 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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