Q: Is 501,550 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 501,550 is a composite number.

Why is 501,550 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 501,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 25 35 50 70 175 350 1,433 2,866 7,165 10,031 14,330 20,062 35,825 50,155 71,650 100,310 250,775 and 501,550, with no remainder.

Since 501,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,550, 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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