Q: Is 520,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 520,872 is a composite number.

Why is 520,872 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 520,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 22 24 33 44 66 88 132 264 1,973 3,946 5,919 7,892 11,838 15,784 21,703 23,676 43,406 47,352 65,109 86,812 130,218 173,624 260,436 and 520,872, with no remainder.

Since 520,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 520,872, 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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