Q: Is 506,976 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 506,976 is a composite number.

Why is 506,976 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 506,976 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 96 5,281 10,562 15,843 21,124 31,686 42,248 63,372 84,496 126,744 168,992 253,488 and 506,976, with no remainder.

Since 506,976 cannot be divided by just 1 and 506,976, 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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