Q: Is 509,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 509,240 is a composite number.

Why is 509,240 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 509,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 29 40 58 116 145 232 290 439 580 878 1,160 1,756 2,195 3,512 4,390 8,780 12,731 17,560 25,462 50,924 63,655 101,848 127,310 254,620 and 509,240, with no remainder.

Since 509,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 509,240, 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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