Q: Is 502,742,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 502,742,072 is a composite number.

Why is 502,742,072 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 502,742,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 2,137 4,201 4,274 8,402 8,548 14,959 16,804 17,096 29,407 29,918 33,608 58,814 59,836 117,628 119,672 235,256 8,977,537 17,955,074 35,910,148 62,842,759 71,820,296 125,685,518 251,371,036 and 502,742,072, with no remainder.

Since 502,742,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 502,742,072, 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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