Q: Is 510,048 a Composite Number?

Why is 510,048 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 510,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 11 12 14 16 18 21 22 23 24 28 32 33 36 42 44 46 48 56 63 66 69 72 77 84 88 92 96 99 112 126 132 138 144 154 161 168 176 184 198 207 224 231 252 253 264 276 288 308 322 336 352 368 396 414 462 483 504 506 528 552 616 644 672 693 736 759 792 828 924 966 1,008 1,012 1,056 1,104 1,232 1,288 1,386 1,449 1,518 1,584 1,656 1,771 1,848 1,932 2,016 2,024 2,208 2,277 2,464 2,576 2,772 2,898 3,036 3,168 3,312 3,542 3,696 3,864 4,048 4,554 5,152 5,313 5,544 5,796 6,072 6,624 7,084 7,392 7,728 8,096 9,108 10,626 11,088 11,592 12,144 14,168 15,456 15,939 18,216 21,252 22,176 23,184 24,288 28,336 31,878 36,432 42,504 46,368 56,672 63,756 72,864 85,008 127,512 170,016 255,024 and 510,048, with no remainder.

Since 510,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 510,048, 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).