Q: Is 501,760 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 501,760 is a composite number.

Why is 501,760 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 501,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 32 35 40 49 56 64 70 80 98 112 128 140 160 196 224 245 256 280 320 392 448 490 512 560 640 784 896 980 1,024 1,120 1,280 1,568 1,792 1,960 2,048 2,240 2,560 3,136 3,584 3,920 4,480 5,120 6,272 7,168 7,840 8,960 10,240 12,544 14,336 15,680 17,920 25,088 31,360 35,840 50,176 62,720 71,680 100,352 125,440 250,880 and 501,760, with no remainder.

Since 501,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,760, 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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