Q: Is 50,872,239 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 50,872,239 is a composite number.

Why is 50,872,239 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 50,872,239 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 27 33 99 157 297 471 1,091 1,413 1,727 3,273 4,239 5,181 9,819 12,001 15,543 29,457 36,003 46,629 108,009 171,287 324,027 513,861 1,541,583 1,884,157 4,624,749 5,652,471 16,957,413 and 50,872,239, with no remainder.

Since 50,872,239 cannot be divided by just 1 and 50,872,239, 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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