Q: Is 502,440 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 502,440 is a composite number.

Why is 502,440 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 502,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 53 60 79 106 120 158 159 212 237 265 316 318 395 424 474 530 632 636 790 795 948 1,060 1,185 1,272 1,580 1,590 1,896 2,120 2,370 3,160 3,180 4,187 4,740 6,360 8,374 9,480 12,561 16,748 20,935 25,122 33,496 41,870 50,244 62,805 83,740 100,488 125,610 167,480 251,220 and 502,440, with no remainder.

Since 502,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 502,440, 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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