Q: Is 500,479 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 500,479 is a composite number.

Why is 500,479 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 500,479 can be evenly divided by 1 7 19 53 71 133 371 497 1,007 1,349 3,763 7,049 9,443 26,341 71,497 and 500,479, with no remainder.

Since 500,479 cannot be divided by just 1 and 500,479, 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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