Q: Is 506,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 506,072 is a composite number.

Why is 506,072 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 506,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 49 56 98 196 392 1,291 2,582 5,164 9,037 10,328 18,074 36,148 63,259 72,296 126,518 253,036 and 506,072, with no remainder.

Since 506,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 506,072, 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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