Q: Is 506,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 506,000 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 506,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 23 25 40 44 46 50 55 80 88 92 100 110 115 125 176 184 200 220 230 250 253 275 368 400 440 460 500 506 550 575 880 920 1,000 1,012 1,100 1,150 1,265 1,375 1,840 2,000 2,024 2,200 2,300 2,530 2,750 2,875 4,048 4,400 4,600 5,060 5,500 5,750 6,325 9,200 10,120 11,000 11,500 12,650 20,240 22,000 23,000 25,300 31,625 46,000 50,600 63,250 101,200 126,500 253,000 and 506,000, with no remainder.

Since 506,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 506,000, 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).