Q: Is 501,260 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 501,260 is a composite number.

Why is 501,260 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 501,260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 71 142 284 353 355 706 710 1,412 1,420 1,765 3,530 7,060 25,063 50,126 100,252 125,315 250,630 and 501,260, with no remainder.

Since 501,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,260, 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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