Q: Is 204,000,510 a Composite Number?

Why is 204,000,510 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 204,000,510 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 17 21 30 34 35 42 51 70 85 102 105 119 170 210 238 255 357 510 595 714 1,190 1,785 3,570 57,143 114,286 171,429 285,715 342,858 400,001 571,430 800,002 857,145 971,431 1,200,003 1,714,290 1,942,862 2,000,005 2,400,006 2,914,293 4,000,010 4,857,155 5,828,586 6,000,015 6,800,017 9,714,310 12,000,030 13,600,034 14,571,465 20,400,051 29,142,930 34,000,085 40,800,102 68,000,170 102,000,255 and 204,000,510, with no remainder.

Since 204,000,510 cannot be divided by just 1 and 204,000,510, 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).