Q: Is 506,900 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 506,900 is a composite number.

Why is 506,900 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 506,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 37 50 74 100 137 148 185 274 370 548 685 740 925 1,370 1,850 2,740 3,425 3,700 5,069 6,850 10,138 13,700 20,276 25,345 50,690 101,380 126,725 253,450 and 506,900, with no remainder.

Since 506,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 506,900, 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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