Q: Is 507,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 507,840 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 507,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 23 24 30 32 40 46 48 60 64 69 80 92 96 115 120 138 160 184 192 230 240 276 320 345 368 460 480 529 552 690 736 920 960 1,058 1,104 1,380 1,472 1,587 1,840 2,116 2,208 2,645 2,760 3,174 3,680 4,232 4,416 5,290 5,520 6,348 7,360 7,935 8,464 10,580 11,040 12,696 15,870 16,928 21,160 22,080 25,392 31,740 33,856 42,320 50,784 63,480 84,640 101,568 126,960 169,280 253,920 and 507,840, with no remainder.

Since 507,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 507,840, 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).