Q: Is 506,472 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 506,472 is a composite number.

Why is 506,472 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 506,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 47 94 141 188 282 376 449 564 898 1,128 1,347 1,796 2,694 3,592 5,388 10,776 21,103 42,206 63,309 84,412 126,618 168,824 253,236 and 506,472, with no remainder.

Since 506,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 506,472, 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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