Q: Is 496,716 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 496,716 is a composite number.

Why is 496,716 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 496,716 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 22 33 44 53 66 71 106 132 142 159 212 213 284 318 426 583 636 781 852 1,166 1,562 1,749 2,332 2,343 3,124 3,498 3,763 4,686 6,996 7,526 9,372 11,289 15,052 22,578 41,393 45,156 82,786 124,179 165,572 248,358 and 496,716, with no remainder.

Since 496,716 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,716, 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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