Q: Is 517,472 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 517,472 is a composite number.

Why is 517,472 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 517,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 103 157 206 314 412 628 824 1,256 1,648 2,512 3,296 5,024 16,171 32,342 64,684 129,368 258,736 and 517,472, with no remainder.

Since 517,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 517,472, 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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