Q: Is 506,220 a Composite Number?

Why is 506,220 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 506,220 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 13 15 20 22 26 30 33 39 44 52 55 59 60 65 66 78 110 118 130 132 143 156 165 177 195 220 236 260 286 295 330 354 390 429 572 590 649 660 708 715 767 780 858 885 1,180 1,298 1,430 1,534 1,716 1,770 1,947 2,145 2,301 2,596 2,860 3,068 3,245 3,540 3,835 3,894 4,290 4,602 6,490 7,670 7,788 8,437 8,580 9,204 9,735 11,505 12,980 15,340 16,874 19,470 23,010 25,311 33,748 38,940 42,185 46,020 50,622 84,370 101,244 126,555 168,740 253,110 and 506,220, with no remainder.

Since 506,220 cannot be divided by just 1 and 506,220, 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).