Q: Is 503,496 a Composite Number?

Why is 503,496 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 503,496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 27 28 36 37 42 54 56 63 72 74 81 84 108 111 126 148 162 168 189 216 222 243 252 259 296 324 333 378 444 486 504 518 567 648 666 756 777 888 972 999 1,036 1,134 1,332 1,512 1,554 1,701 1,944 1,998 2,072 2,268 2,331 2,664 2,997 3,108 3,402 3,996 4,536 4,662 5,994 6,216 6,804 6,993 7,992 8,991 9,324 11,988 13,608 13,986 17,982 18,648 20,979 23,976 27,972 35,964 41,958 55,944 62,937 71,928 83,916 125,874 167,832 251,748 and 503,496, with no remainder.

Since 503,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 503,496, 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).