Q: Is 500,004 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 500,004 is a composite number.

Why is 500,004 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 500,004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 17 18 19 34 36 38 43 51 57 68 76 86 102 114 129 153 171 172 204 228 258 306 323 342 387 516 612 646 684 731 774 817 969 1,292 1,462 1,548 1,634 1,938 2,193 2,451 2,907 2,924 3,268 3,876 4,386 4,902 5,814 6,579 7,353 8,772 9,804 11,628 13,158 13,889 14,706 26,316 27,778 29,412 41,667 55,556 83,334 125,001 166,668 250,002 and 500,004, with no remainder.

Since 500,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 500,004, 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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