Q: Is 508,032 a Composite Number?

Why is 508,032 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 508,032 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 32 36 42 48 49 54 56 63 64 72 81 84 96 98 108 112 126 128 144 147 162 168 189 192 196 216 224 252 288 294 324 336 378 384 392 432 441 448 504 567 576 588 648 672 756 784 864 882 896 1,008 1,134 1,152 1,176 1,296 1,323 1,344 1,512 1,568 1,728 1,764 2,016 2,268 2,352 2,592 2,646 2,688 3,024 3,136 3,456 3,528 3,969 4,032 4,536 4,704 5,184 5,292 6,048 6,272 7,056 7,938 8,064 9,072 9,408 10,368 10,584 12,096 14,112 15,876 18,144 18,816 21,168 24,192 28,224 31,752 36,288 42,336 56,448 63,504 72,576 84,672 127,008 169,344 254,016 and 508,032, with no remainder.

Since 508,032 cannot be divided by just 1 and 508,032, 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).