Q: Is 501,984 a Composite Number?

Why is 501,984 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 501,984 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 32 36 42 48 54 56 63 72 83 84 96 108 112 126 144 166 168 189 216 224 249 252 288 332 336 378 432 498 504 581 664 672 747 756 864 996 1,008 1,162 1,328 1,494 1,512 1,743 1,992 2,016 2,241 2,324 2,656 2,988 3,024 3,486 3,984 4,482 4,648 5,229 5,976 6,048 6,972 7,968 8,964 9,296 10,458 11,952 13,944 15,687 17,928 18,592 20,916 23,904 27,888 31,374 35,856 41,832 55,776 62,748 71,712 83,664 125,496 167,328 250,992 and 501,984, with no remainder.

Since 501,984 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,984, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).