Q: Is 509,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 509,600 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 509,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 13 14 16 20 25 26 28 32 35 40 49 50 52 56 65 70 80 91 98 100 104 112 130 140 160 175 182 196 200 208 224 245 260 280 325 350 364 392 400 416 455 490 520 560 637 650 700 728 784 800 910 980 1,040 1,120 1,225 1,274 1,300 1,400 1,456 1,568 1,820 1,960 2,080 2,275 2,450 2,548 2,600 2,800 2,912 3,185 3,640 3,920 4,550 4,900 5,096 5,200 5,600 6,370 7,280 7,840 9,100 9,800 10,192 10,400 12,740 14,560 15,925 18,200 19,600 20,384 25,480 31,850 36,400 39,200 50,960 63,700 72,800 101,920 127,400 254,800 and 509,600, with no remainder.

Since 509,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 509,600, 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).