Q: Is 510,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 510,120 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 510,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 24 26 30 36 39 40 45 52 60 65 72 78 90 104 109 117 120 130 156 180 195 218 234 260 312 327 360 390 436 468 520 545 585 654 780 872 936 981 1,090 1,170 1,308 1,417 1,560 1,635 1,962 2,180 2,340 2,616 2,834 3,270 3,924 4,251 4,360 4,680 4,905 5,668 6,540 7,085 7,848 8,502 9,810 11,336 12,753 13,080 14,170 17,004 19,620 21,255 25,506 28,340 34,008 39,240 42,510 51,012 56,680 63,765 85,020 102,024 127,530 170,040 255,060 and 510,120, with no remainder.

Since 510,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 510,120, 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).