Q: Is 503,472 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 503,472 is a composite number.

Why is 503,472 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 503,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 17 24 34 48 51 68 102 136 204 272 408 617 816 1,234 1,851 2,468 3,702 4,936 7,404 9,872 10,489 14,808 20,978 29,616 31,467 41,956 62,934 83,912 125,868 167,824 251,736 and 503,472, with no remainder.

Since 503,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 503,472, 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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