Q: Is 506,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 506,540 is a composite number.

Why is 506,540 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 506,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 19 20 31 38 43 62 76 86 95 124 155 172 190 215 310 380 430 589 620 817 860 1,178 1,333 1,634 2,356 2,666 2,945 3,268 4,085 5,332 5,890 6,665 8,170 11,780 13,330 16,340 25,327 26,660 50,654 101,308 126,635 253,270 and 506,540, with no remainder.

Since 506,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 506,540, 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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