Q: Is 488,556 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 488,556 is a composite number.

Why is 488,556 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 488,556 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 41 82 123 164 246 331 369 492 662 738 993 1,324 1,476 1,986 2,979 3,972 5,958 11,916 13,571 27,142 40,713 54,284 81,426 122,139 162,852 244,278 and 488,556, with no remainder.

Since 488,556 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,556, 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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