Q: Is 510,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 510,000 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 510,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 17 20 24 25 30 34 40 48 50 51 60 68 75 80 85 100 102 120 125 136 150 170 200 204 240 250 255 272 300 340 375 400 408 425 500 510 600 625 680 750 816 850 1,000 1,020 1,200 1,250 1,275 1,360 1,500 1,700 1,875 2,000 2,040 2,125 2,500 2,550 3,000 3,400 3,750 4,080 4,250 5,000 5,100 6,000 6,375 6,800 7,500 8,500 10,000 10,200 10,625 12,750 15,000 17,000 20,400 21,250 25,500 30,000 31,875 34,000 42,500 51,000 63,750 85,000 102,000 127,500 170,000 255,000 and 510,000, with no remainder.

Since 510,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 510,000, 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).