Q: Is 508,948 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 508,948 is a composite number.

Why is 508,948 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 508,948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 43 44 86 172 269 473 538 946 1,076 1,892 2,959 5,918 11,567 11,836 23,134 46,268 127,237 254,474 and 508,948, with no remainder.

Since 508,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 508,948, 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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