Q: Is 502,398 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 502,398 is a composite number.

Why is 502,398 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 502,398 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 19 26 38 39 57 78 113 114 117 171 226 234 247 339 342 494 678 741 1,017 1,469 1,482 2,034 2,147 2,223 2,938 4,294 4,407 4,446 6,441 8,814 12,882 13,221 19,323 26,442 27,911 38,646 55,822 83,733 167,466 251,199 and 502,398, with no remainder.

Since 502,398 cannot be divided by just 1 and 502,398, 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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