Q: Is 509,952 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 509,952 is a composite number.

Why is 509,952 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 509,952 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 83 96 128 166 192 249 256 332 384 498 512 664 768 996 1,024 1,328 1,536 1,992 2,048 2,656 3,072 3,984 5,312 6,144 7,968 10,624 15,936 21,248 31,872 42,496 63,744 84,992 127,488 169,984 254,976 and 509,952, with no remainder.

Since 509,952 cannot be divided by just 1 and 509,952, 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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