Q: Is 502,947 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 502,947 is a composite number.

Why is 502,947 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 502,947 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 29 41 47 87 123 141 261 369 423 1,189 1,363 1,927 3,567 4,089 5,781 10,701 12,267 17,343 55,883 167,649 and 502,947, with no remainder.

Since 502,947 cannot be divided by just 1 and 502,947, 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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