Q: Is 506,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 506,100 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 506,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 42 50 60 70 75 84 100 105 140 150 175 210 241 300 350 420 482 525 700 723 964 1,050 1,205 1,446 1,687 2,100 2,410 2,892 3,374 3,615 4,820 5,061 6,025 6,748 7,230 8,435 10,122 12,050 14,460 16,870 18,075 20,244 24,100 25,305 33,740 36,150 42,175 50,610 72,300 84,350 101,220 126,525 168,700 253,050 and 506,100, with no remainder.

Since 506,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 506,100, 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).