Q: Is 517,242 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 517,242 is a composite number.

Why is 517,242 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 517,242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 17 22 33 34 51 66 102 187 374 461 561 922 1,122 1,383 2,766 5,071 7,837 10,142 15,213 15,674 23,511 30,426 47,022 86,207 172,414 258,621 and 517,242, with no remainder.

Since 517,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 517,242, 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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