Q: Is 500,720 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 500,720 is a composite number.

Why is 500,720 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 500,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 40 44 55 80 88 110 176 220 440 569 880 1,138 2,276 2,845 4,552 5,690 6,259 9,104 11,380 12,518 22,760 25,036 31,295 45,520 50,072 62,590 100,144 125,180 250,360 and 500,720, with no remainder.

Since 500,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 500,720, 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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