Q: Is 507,936 a Composite Number?

Why is 507,936 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 507,936 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 13 16 22 24 26 32 33 37 39 44 48 52 66 74 78 88 96 104 111 132 143 148 156 176 208 222 264 286 296 312 352 407 416 429 444 481 528 572 592 624 814 858 888 962 1,056 1,144 1,184 1,221 1,248 1,443 1,628 1,716 1,776 1,924 2,288 2,442 2,886 3,256 3,432 3,552 3,848 4,576 4,884 5,291 5,772 6,512 6,864 7,696 9,768 10,582 11,544 13,024 13,728 15,392 15,873 19,536 21,164 23,088 31,746 39,072 42,328 46,176 63,492 84,656 126,984 169,312 253,968 and 507,936, with no remainder.

Since 507,936 cannot be divided by just 1 and 507,936, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).