Q: Is 500,871 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 500,871 is a composite number.

Why is 500,871 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 500,871 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 17 21 23 51 61 69 119 161 183 357 391 427 483 1,037 1,173 1,281 1,403 2,737 3,111 4,209 7,259 8,211 9,821 21,777 23,851 29,463 71,553 166,957 and 500,871, with no remainder.

Since 500,871 cannot be divided by just 1 and 500,871, 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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