Q: Is 986,493 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 986,493 is a composite number.

Why is 986,493 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 986,493 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 23 29 51 69 87 391 493 667 841 1,173 1,479 2,001 2,523 11,339 14,297 19,343 34,017 42,891 58,029 328,831 and 986,493, with no remainder.

Since 986,493 cannot be divided by just 1 and 986,493, 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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