Q: Is 789,498 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 789,498 is a composite number.

Why is 789,498 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 789,498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 23 46 69 138 207 414 1,907 3,814 5,721 11,442 17,163 34,326 43,861 87,722 131,583 263,166 394,749 and 789,498, with no remainder.

Since 789,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 789,498, 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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