Q: Is 509,000 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 509,000 is a composite number.

Why is 509,000 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 509,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 125 200 250 500 509 1,000 1,018 2,036 2,545 4,072 5,090 10,180 12,725 20,360 25,450 50,900 63,625 101,800 127,250 254,500 and 509,000, with no remainder.

Since 509,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 509,000, 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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