Q: Is 505,000 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 505,000 is a composite number.

Why is 505,000 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 505,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 101 125 200 202 250 404 500 505 625 808 1,000 1,010 1,250 2,020 2,500 2,525 4,040 5,000 5,050 10,100 12,625 20,200 25,250 50,500 63,125 101,000 126,250 252,500 and 505,000, with no remainder.

Since 505,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 505,000, 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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