Q: Is 507,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 507,300 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 507,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 19 20 25 30 38 50 57 60 75 76 89 95 100 114 150 178 190 228 267 285 300 356 380 445 475 534 570 890 950 1,068 1,140 1,335 1,425 1,691 1,780 1,900 2,225 2,670 2,850 3,382 4,450 5,073 5,340 5,700 6,675 6,764 8,455 8,900 10,146 13,350 16,910 20,292 25,365 26,700 33,820 42,275 50,730 84,550 101,460 126,825 169,100 253,650 and 507,300, with no remainder.

Since 507,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 507,300, 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).