Q: Is 502,480 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 502,480 is a composite number.

Why is 502,480 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 502,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 40 44 55 80 88 110 176 220 440 571 880 1,142 2,284 2,855 4,568 5,710 6,281 9,136 11,420 12,562 22,840 25,124 31,405 45,680 50,248 62,810 100,496 125,620 251,240 and 502,480, with no remainder.

Since 502,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 502,480, 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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