Q: Is 509,796 a Composite Number?

Why is 509,796 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 509,796 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 17 18 21 28 34 36 42 49 51 63 68 84 98 102 119 126 147 153 196 204 238 252 289 294 306 357 441 476 578 588 612 714 833 867 882 1,071 1,156 1,428 1,666 1,734 1,764 2,023 2,142 2,499 2,601 3,332 3,468 4,046 4,284 4,998 5,202 6,069 7,497 8,092 9,996 10,404 12,138 14,161 14,994 18,207 24,276 28,322 29,988 36,414 42,483 56,644 72,828 84,966 127,449 169,932 254,898 and 509,796, with no remainder.

Since 509,796 cannot be divided by just 1 and 509,796, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).