Q: Is 508,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 508,872 is a composite number.

Why is 508,872 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 508,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 21 24 26 28 39 42 52 56 78 84 91 104 156 168 182 233 273 312 364 466 546 699 728 932 1,092 1,398 1,631 1,864 2,184 2,796 3,029 3,262 4,893 5,592 6,058 6,524 9,087 9,786 12,116 13,048 18,174 19,572 21,203 24,232 36,348 39,144 42,406 63,609 72,696 84,812 127,218 169,624 254,436 and 508,872, with no remainder.

Since 508,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 508,872, 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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