Q: Is 501,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 501,540 is a composite number.

Why is 501,540 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 501,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 26 30 39 52 60 65 78 130 156 195 260 390 643 780 1,286 1,929 2,572 3,215 3,858 6,430 7,716 8,359 9,645 12,860 16,718 19,290 25,077 33,436 38,580 41,795 50,154 83,590 100,308 125,385 167,180 250,770 and 501,540, with no remainder.

Since 501,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,540, 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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