Q: Is 520,956 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 520,956 is a composite number.

Why is 520,956 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 520,956 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 29 36 58 87 116 174 261 348 499 522 998 1,044 1,497 1,996 2,994 4,491 5,988 8,982 14,471 17,964 28,942 43,413 57,884 86,826 130,239 173,652 260,478 and 520,956, with no remainder.

Since 520,956 cannot be divided by just 1 and 520,956, 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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