Q: Is 505,422 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 505,422 is a composite number.

Why is 505,422 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 505,422 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 43 86 129 258 387 653 774 1,306 1,959 3,918 5,877 11,754 28,079 56,158 84,237 168,474 252,711 and 505,422, with no remainder.

Since 505,422 cannot be divided by just 1 and 505,422, 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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