Q: Is 500,460 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 500,460 is a composite number.

Why is 500,460 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 500,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 19 20 30 38 57 60 76 95 114 190 228 285 380 439 570 878 1,140 1,317 1,756 2,195 2,634 4,390 5,268 6,585 8,341 8,780 13,170 16,682 25,023 26,340 33,364 41,705 50,046 83,410 100,092 125,115 166,820 250,230 and 500,460, with no remainder.

Since 500,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 500,460, 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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