Q: Is 506,340 a Composite Number?

Why is 506,340 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 506,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 29 30 36 45 58 60 87 90 97 116 145 174 180 194 261 290 291 348 388 435 485 522 580 582 870 873 970 1,044 1,164 1,305 1,455 1,740 1,746 1,940 2,610 2,813 2,910 3,492 4,365 5,220 5,626 5,820 8,439 8,730 11,252 14,065 16,878 17,460 25,317 28,130 33,756 42,195 50,634 56,260 84,390 101,268 126,585 168,780 253,170 and 506,340, with no remainder.

Since 506,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 506,340, 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).