Q: Is 503,580 a Composite Number?

Why is 503,580 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 503,580 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 14 15 20 21 22 28 30 33 35 42 44 55 60 66 70 77 84 105 109 110 132 140 154 165 210 218 220 231 308 327 330 385 420 436 462 545 654 660 763 770 924 1,090 1,155 1,199 1,308 1,526 1,540 1,635 2,180 2,289 2,310 2,398 3,052 3,270 3,597 3,815 4,578 4,620 4,796 5,995 6,540 7,194 7,630 8,393 9,156 11,445 11,990 14,388 15,260 16,786 17,985 22,890 23,980 25,179 33,572 35,970 41,965 45,780 50,358 71,940 83,930 100,716 125,895 167,860 251,790 and 503,580, with no remainder.

Since 503,580 cannot be divided by just 1 and 503,580, 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).