Q: Is 499,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 499,240 is a composite number.

Why is 499,240 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 499,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 56 70 140 280 1,783 3,566 7,132 8,915 12,481 14,264 17,830 24,962 35,660 49,924 62,405 71,320 99,848 124,810 249,620 and 499,240, with no remainder.

Since 499,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 499,240, 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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