Q: Is 503,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 503,200 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 503,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 25 32 34 37 40 50 68 74 80 85 100 136 148 160 170 185 200 272 296 340 370 400 425 544 592 629 680 740 800 850 925 1,184 1,258 1,360 1,480 1,700 1,850 2,516 2,720 2,960 3,145 3,400 3,700 5,032 5,920 6,290 6,800 7,400 10,064 12,580 13,600 14,800 15,725 20,128 25,160 29,600 31,450 50,320 62,900 100,640 125,800 251,600 and 503,200, with no remainder.

Since 503,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 503,200, 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).