Q: Is 502,164 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 502,164 is a composite number.

Why is 502,164 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 502,164 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 29 36 37 39 52 58 74 78 87 111 116 117 148 156 174 222 234 261 333 348 377 444 468 481 522 666 754 962 1,044 1,073 1,131 1,332 1,443 1,508 1,924 2,146 2,262 2,886 3,219 3,393 4,292 4,329 4,524 5,772 6,438 6,786 8,658 9,657 12,876 13,572 13,949 17,316 19,314 27,898 38,628 41,847 55,796 83,694 125,541 167,388 251,082 and 502,164, with no remainder.

Since 502,164 cannot be divided by just 1 and 502,164, 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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