Q: Is 502,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 502,200 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 502,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 27 30 31 36 40 45 50 54 60 62 72 75 81 90 93 100 108 120 124 135 150 155 162 180 186 200 216 225 248 270 279 300 310 324 360 372 405 450 465 540 558 600 620 648 675 744 775 810 837 900 930 1,080 1,116 1,240 1,350 1,395 1,550 1,620 1,674 1,800 1,860 2,025 2,232 2,325 2,511 2,700 2,790 3,100 3,240 3,348 3,720 4,050 4,185 4,650 5,022 5,400 5,580 6,200 6,696 6,975 8,100 8,370 9,300 10,044 11,160 12,555 13,950 16,200 16,740 18,600 20,088 20,925 25,110 27,900 33,480 41,850 50,220 55,800 62,775 83,700 100,440 125,550 167,400 251,100 and 502,200, with no remainder.

Since 502,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 502,200, 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).