Q: Is 524,720 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 524,720 is a composite number.

Why is 524,720 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 524,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 35 40 56 70 80 112 140 280 560 937 1,874 3,748 4,685 6,559 7,496 9,370 13,118 14,992 18,740 26,236 32,795 37,480 52,472 65,590 74,960 104,944 131,180 262,360 and 524,720, with no remainder.

Since 524,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 524,720, 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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