Q: Is 798,498 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 798,498 is a composite number.

Why is 798,498 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 798,498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 31 53 54 62 81 93 106 159 162 186 243 279 318 477 486 558 837 954 1,431 1,643 1,674 2,511 2,862 3,286 4,293 4,929 5,022 7,533 8,586 9,858 12,879 14,787 15,066 25,758 29,574 44,361 88,722 133,083 266,166 399,249 and 798,498, with no remainder.

Since 798,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 798,498, 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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