Q: Is 501,440 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 501,440 is a composite number.

Why is 501,440 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 501,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 160 320 1,567 3,134 6,268 7,835 12,536 15,670 25,072 31,340 50,144 62,680 100,288 125,360 250,720 and 501,440, with no remainder.

Since 501,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,440, 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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