Q: Is 562,496 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 562,496 is a composite number.

Why is 562,496 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 562,496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 17 22 32 34 44 47 64 68 88 94 136 176 187 188 272 352 374 376 517 544 704 748 752 799 1,034 1,088 1,496 1,504 1,598 2,068 2,992 3,008 3,196 4,136 5,984 6,392 8,272 8,789 11,968 12,784 16,544 17,578 25,568 33,088 35,156 51,136 70,312 140,624 281,248 and 562,496, with no remainder.

Since 562,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 562,496, 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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