Q: Is 508,140 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 508,140 is a composite number.

Why is 508,140 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 508,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 27 30 36 45 54 60 90 108 135 180 270 540 941 1,882 2,823 3,764 4,705 5,646 8,469 9,410 11,292 14,115 16,938 18,820 25,407 28,230 33,876 42,345 50,814 56,460 84,690 101,628 127,035 169,380 254,070 and 508,140, with no remainder.

Since 508,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 508,140, 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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