Q: Is 515,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 515,872 is a composite number.

Why is 515,872 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 515,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 47 49 56 94 98 112 188 196 224 329 343 376 392 658 686 752 784 1,316 1,372 1,504 1,568 2,303 2,632 2,744 4,606 5,264 5,488 9,212 10,528 10,976 16,121 18,424 32,242 36,848 64,484 73,696 128,968 257,936 and 515,872, with no remainder.

Since 515,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 515,872, 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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