Q: Is 501,948 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 501,948 is a composite number.

Why is 501,948 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 501,948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 73 146 191 219 292 382 438 573 657 764 876 1,146 1,314 1,719 2,292 2,628 3,438 6,876 13,943 27,886 41,829 55,772 83,658 125,487 167,316 250,974 and 501,948, with no remainder.

Since 501,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,948, 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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