Q: Is 502,242 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 502,242 is a composite number.

Why is 502,242 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 502,242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 47 78 94 137 141 274 282 411 611 822 1,222 1,781 1,833 3,562 3,666 5,343 6,439 10,686 12,878 19,317 38,634 83,707 167,414 251,121 and 502,242, with no remainder.

Since 502,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 502,242, 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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