Q: Is 509,268 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 509,268 is a composite number.

Why is 509,268 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 509,268 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 31 37 62 74 93 111 124 148 186 222 372 444 1,147 1,369 2,294 2,738 3,441 4,107 4,588 5,476 6,882 8,214 13,764 16,428 42,439 84,878 127,317 169,756 254,634 and 509,268, with no remainder.

Since 509,268 cannot be divided by just 1 and 509,268, 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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