Q: Is 506,898 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 506,898 is a composite number.

Why is 506,898 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 506,898 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 54 63 81 126 149 162 189 243 298 378 447 486 567 894 1,043 1,134 1,341 1,701 2,086 2,682 3,129 3,402 4,023 6,258 8,046 9,387 12,069 18,774 24,138 28,161 36,207 56,322 72,414 84,483 168,966 253,449 and 506,898, with no remainder.

Since 506,898 cannot be divided by just 1 and 506,898, 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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