To determine if 496 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 496.
If the factors of 496 are only 496 and 1, then we know that 496 is a prime number. Otherwise, 496 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 496 is only divisible by 1 and 496, then it is a prime number, and if 496 is divisible by more than 496 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 496 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 31, 62, 124, 248, 496
Therefore, since 496 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 496 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
Is 497 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 496 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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