Q: Is 503,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 503,880 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 503,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 17 19 20 24 26 30 34 38 39 40 51 52 57 60 65 68 76 78 85 95 102 104 114 120 130 136 152 156 170 190 195 204 221 228 247 255 260 285 312 323 340 380 390 408 442 456 494 510 520 570 646 663 680 741 760 780 884 969 988 1,020 1,105 1,140 1,235 1,292 1,326 1,482 1,560 1,615 1,768 1,938 1,976 2,040 2,210 2,280 2,470 2,584 2,652 2,964 3,230 3,315 3,705 3,876 4,199 4,420 4,845 4,940 5,304 5,928 6,460 6,630 7,410 7,752 8,398 8,840 9,690 9,880 12,597 12,920 13,260 14,820 16,796 19,380 20,995 25,194 26,520 29,640 33,592 38,760 41,990 50,388 62,985 83,980 100,776 125,970 167,960 251,940 and 503,880, with no remainder.

Since 503,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 503,880, 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).