Q: Is 503,424 a Composite Number?

Why is 503,424 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 503,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 19 23 24 32 36 38 46 48 57 64 69 72 76 92 96 114 128 138 144 152 171 184 192 207 228 276 288 304 342 368 384 414 437 456 552 576 608 684 736 828 874 912 1,104 1,152 1,216 1,311 1,368 1,472 1,656 1,748 1,824 2,208 2,432 2,622 2,736 2,944 3,312 3,496 3,648 3,933 4,416 5,244 5,472 6,624 6,992 7,296 7,866 8,832 10,488 10,944 13,248 13,984 15,732 20,976 21,888 26,496 27,968 31,464 41,952 55,936 62,928 83,904 125,856 167,808 251,712 and 503,424, with no remainder.

Since 503,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 503,424, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).