Q: Is 508,396 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 508,396 is a composite number.

Why is 508,396 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 508,396 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 67 134 268 271 469 542 938 1,084 1,876 1,897 3,794 7,588 18,157 36,314 72,628 127,099 254,198 and 508,396, with no remainder.

Since 508,396 cannot be divided by just 1 and 508,396, 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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