To determine if 500 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 500.
If the factors of 500 are only 500 and 1, then we know that 500 is a prime number. Otherwise, 500 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 500 is only divisible by 1 and 500, then it is a prime number, and if 500 is divisible by more than 500 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 500 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, 100, 125, 250, 500
Therefore, since 500 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 500 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
Is 501 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 500 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
you can figure out if the next number on our list is prime or composite before you check your answer.
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