Q: Is 509,772 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 509,772 is a composite number.

Why is 509,772 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 509,772 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 23 46 69 92 138 276 1,847 3,694 5,541 7,388 11,082 22,164 42,481 84,962 127,443 169,924 254,886 and 509,772, with no remainder.

Since 509,772 cannot be divided by just 1 and 509,772, 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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