Q: Is 505,520 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 505,520 is a composite number.

Why is 505,520 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 505,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 71 80 89 142 178 284 355 356 445 568 710 712 890 1,136 1,420 1,424 1,780 2,840 3,560 5,680 6,319 7,120 12,638 25,276 31,595 50,552 63,190 101,104 126,380 252,760 and 505,520, with no remainder.

Since 505,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 505,520, 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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