Q: Is 498,940 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 498,940 is a composite number.

Why is 498,940 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 498,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 19 20 26 38 52 65 76 95 101 130 190 202 247 260 380 404 494 505 988 1,010 1,235 1,313 1,919 2,020 2,470 2,626 3,838 4,940 5,252 6,565 7,676 9,595 13,130 19,190 24,947 26,260 38,380 49,894 99,788 124,735 249,470 and 498,940, with no remainder.

Since 498,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 498,940, 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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