Q: Is 509,220 a Composite Number?

Why is 509,220 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 509,220 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 23 27 30 36 41 45 46 54 60 69 82 90 92 108 115 123 135 138 164 180 205 207 230 246 270 276 345 369 410 414 460 492 540 615 621 690 738 820 828 943 1,035 1,107 1,230 1,242 1,380 1,476 1,845 1,886 2,070 2,214 2,460 2,484 2,829 3,105 3,690 3,772 4,140 4,428 4,715 5,535 5,658 6,210 7,380 8,487 9,430 11,070 11,316 12,420 14,145 16,974 18,860 22,140 25,461 28,290 33,948 42,435 50,922 56,580 84,870 101,844 127,305 169,740 254,610 and 509,220, with no remainder.

Since 509,220 cannot be divided by just 1 and 509,220, 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).