Q: Is 501,216 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 501,216 is a composite number.

Why is 501,216 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 501,216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 23 24 32 46 48 69 92 96 138 184 227 276 368 454 552 681 736 908 1,104 1,362 1,816 2,208 2,724 3,632 5,221 5,448 7,264 10,442 10,896 15,663 20,884 21,792 31,326 41,768 62,652 83,536 125,304 167,072 250,608 and 501,216, with no remainder.

Since 501,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,216, 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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