Q: Is 506,016 a Composite Number?

Why is 506,016 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 506,016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 96 112 126 144 168 224 251 252 288 336 502 504 672 753 1,004 1,008 1,506 1,757 2,008 2,016 2,259 3,012 3,514 4,016 4,518 5,271 6,024 7,028 8,032 9,036 10,542 12,048 14,056 15,813 18,072 21,084 24,096 28,112 31,626 36,144 42,168 56,224 63,252 72,288 84,336 126,504 168,672 253,008 and 506,016, with no remainder.

Since 506,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 506,016, 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).