Q: Is 505,428 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 505,428 is a composite number.

Why is 505,428 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 505,428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 12 14 21 22 28 33 42 44 66 77 84 132 154 231 308 462 547 924 1,094 1,641 2,188 3,282 3,829 6,017 6,564 7,658 11,487 12,034 15,316 18,051 22,974 24,068 36,102 42,119 45,948 72,204 84,238 126,357 168,476 252,714 and 505,428, with no remainder.

Since 505,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 505,428, 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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