Q: Is 499,280 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 499,280 is a composite number.

Why is 499,280 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 499,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 79 80 158 316 395 632 790 1,264 1,580 3,160 6,241 6,320 12,482 24,964 31,205 49,928 62,410 99,856 124,820 249,640 and 499,280, with no remainder.

Since 499,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 499,280, 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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