Q: Is 506,500 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 506,500 is a composite number.

Why is 506,500 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 506,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 250 500 1,013 2,026 4,052 5,065 10,130 20,260 25,325 50,650 101,300 126,625 253,250 and 506,500, with no remainder.

Since 506,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 506,500, 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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