Q: Is 505,680 a Composite Number?

Why is 505,680 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 505,680 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 43 48 49 56 60 70 80 84 86 98 105 112 120 129 140 147 168 172 196 210 215 240 245 258 280 294 301 336 344 392 420 430 490 516 560 588 602 645 688 735 784 840 860 903 980 1,032 1,176 1,204 1,290 1,470 1,505 1,680 1,720 1,806 1,960 2,064 2,107 2,352 2,408 2,580 2,940 3,010 3,440 3,612 3,920 4,214 4,515 4,816 5,160 5,880 6,020 6,321 7,224 8,428 9,030 10,320 10,535 11,760 12,040 12,642 14,448 16,856 18,060 21,070 24,080 25,284 31,605 33,712 36,120 42,140 50,568 63,210 72,240 84,280 101,136 126,420 168,560 252,840 and 505,680, with no remainder.

Since 505,680 cannot be divided by just 1 and 505,680, 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).