Q: Is 505,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 505,200 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 505,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 150 200 240 300 400 421 600 842 1,200 1,263 1,684 2,105 2,526 3,368 4,210 5,052 6,315 6,736 8,420 10,104 10,525 12,630 16,840 20,208 21,050 25,260 31,575 33,680 42,100 50,520 63,150 84,200 101,040 126,300 168,400 252,600 and 505,200, with no remainder.

Since 505,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 505,200, 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).