Q: Is 500,148 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 500,148 is a composite number.

Why is 500,148 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 500,148 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 27 33 36 44 54 66 99 108 132 198 297 396 421 594 842 1,188 1,263 1,684 2,526 3,789 4,631 5,052 7,578 9,262 11,367 13,893 15,156 18,524 22,734 27,786 41,679 45,468 55,572 83,358 125,037 166,716 250,074 and 500,148, with no remainder.

Since 500,148 cannot be divided by just 1 and 500,148, 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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