Q: Is 503,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 503,700 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 503,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 23 25 30 46 50 60 69 73 75 92 100 115 138 146 150 219 230 276 292 300 345 365 438 460 575 690 730 876 1,095 1,150 1,380 1,460 1,679 1,725 1,825 2,190 2,300 3,358 3,450 3,650 4,380 5,037 5,475 6,716 6,900 7,300 8,395 10,074 10,950 16,790 20,148 21,900 25,185 33,580 41,975 50,370 83,950 100,740 125,925 167,900 251,850 and 503,700, with no remainder.

Since 503,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 503,700, 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).