Q: Is 499,956 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 499,956 is a composite number.

Why is 499,956 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 499,956 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 61 122 183 244 366 683 732 1,366 2,049 2,732 4,098 8,196 41,663 83,326 124,989 166,652 249,978 and 499,956, with no remainder.

Since 499,956 cannot be divided by just 1 and 499,956, 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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