Q: Is 502,272 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 502,272 is a composite number.

Why is 502,272 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 502,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 64 72 96 109 128 144 192 218 256 288 327 384 436 512 576 654 768 872 981 1,152 1,308 1,536 1,744 1,962 2,304 2,616 3,488 3,924 4,608 5,232 6,976 7,848 10,464 13,952 15,696 20,928 27,904 31,392 41,856 55,808 62,784 83,712 125,568 167,424 251,136 and 502,272, with no remainder.

Since 502,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 502,272, 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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