Q: Is 506,688 a Composite Number?

Why is 506,688 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 506,688 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 16 21 24 26 28 29 32 39 42 48 52 56 58 64 78 84 87 91 96 104 112 116 156 168 174 182 192 203 208 224 232 273 312 336 348 364 377 406 416 448 464 546 609 624 672 696 728 754 812 832 928 1,092 1,131 1,218 1,248 1,344 1,392 1,456 1,508 1,624 1,856 2,184 2,262 2,436 2,496 2,639 2,784 2,912 3,016 3,248 4,368 4,524 4,872 5,278 5,568 5,824 6,032 6,496 7,917 8,736 9,048 9,744 10,556 12,064 12,992 15,834 17,472 18,096 19,488 21,112 24,128 31,668 36,192 38,976 42,224 63,336 72,384 84,448 126,672 168,896 253,344 and 506,688, with no remainder.

Since 506,688 cannot be divided by just 1 and 506,688, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).