Q: Is 501,200 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 501,200 is a composite number.

Why is 501,200 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 501,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 80 100 112 140 175 179 200 280 350 358 400 560 700 716 895 1,253 1,400 1,432 1,790 2,506 2,800 2,864 3,580 4,475 5,012 6,265 7,160 8,950 10,024 12,530 14,320 17,900 20,048 25,060 31,325 35,800 50,120 62,650 71,600 100,240 125,300 250,600 and 501,200, with no remainder.

Since 501,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,200, 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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