Q: Is 509,950 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 509,950 is a composite number.

Why is 509,950 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 509,950 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 25 31 35 47 50 62 70 94 155 175 217 235 310 329 350 434 470 658 775 1,085 1,175 1,457 1,550 1,645 2,170 2,350 2,914 3,290 5,425 7,285 8,225 10,199 10,850 14,570 16,450 20,398 36,425 50,995 72,850 101,990 254,975 and 509,950, with no remainder.

Since 509,950 cannot be divided by just 1 and 509,950, 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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