Q: Is 507,276 a Composite Number?

Why is 507,276 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 507,276 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 11 12 14 18 21 22 27 28 33 36 42 44 54 61 63 66 77 84 99 108 122 126 132 154 183 189 198 231 244 252 297 308 366 378 396 427 462 549 594 671 693 732 756 854 924 1,098 1,188 1,281 1,342 1,386 1,647 1,708 2,013 2,079 2,196 2,562 2,684 2,772 3,294 3,843 4,026 4,158 4,697 5,124 6,039 6,588 7,686 8,052 8,316 9,394 11,529 12,078 14,091 15,372 18,117 18,788 23,058 24,156 28,182 36,234 42,273 46,116 56,364 72,468 84,546 126,819 169,092 253,638 and 507,276, with no remainder.

Since 507,276 cannot be divided by just 1 and 507,276, 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).