Q: Is 507,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 507,960 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 507,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 24 30 34 36 40 45 51 60 68 72 83 85 90 102 120 136 153 166 170 180 204 249 255 306 332 340 360 408 415 498 510 612 664 680 747 765 830 996 1,020 1,224 1,245 1,411 1,494 1,530 1,660 1,992 2,040 2,490 2,822 2,988 3,060 3,320 3,735 4,233 4,980 5,644 5,976 6,120 7,055 7,470 8,466 9,960 11,288 12,699 14,110 14,940 16,932 21,165 25,398 28,220 29,880 33,864 42,330 50,796 56,440 63,495 84,660 101,592 126,990 169,320 253,980 and 507,960, with no remainder.

Since 507,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 507,960, 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).