Q: Is 506,655 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 506,655 is a composite number.

Why is 506,655 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 506,655 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 27 45 81 135 139 243 405 417 695 729 1,215 1,251 2,085 3,645 3,753 6,255 11,259 18,765 33,777 56,295 101,331 168,885 and 506,655, with no remainder.

Since 506,655 cannot be divided by just 1 and 506,655, 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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