Q: Is 508,164 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 508,164 is a composite number.

Why is 508,164 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 508,164 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 17 34 47 51 53 68 94 102 106 141 159 188 204 212 282 318 564 636 799 901 1,598 1,802 2,397 2,491 2,703 3,196 3,604 4,794 4,982 5,406 7,473 9,588 9,964 10,812 14,946 29,892 42,347 84,694 127,041 169,388 254,082 and 508,164, with no remainder.

Since 508,164 cannot be divided by just 1 and 508,164, 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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