Q: Is 510,172,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 510,172,500 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 510,172,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 125 150 250 300 375 500 625 750 1,250 1,500 1,875 2,500 3,750 7,500 68,023 136,046 204,069 272,092 340,115 408,138 680,230 816,276 1,020,345 1,360,460 1,700,575 2,040,690 3,401,150 4,081,380 5,101,725 6,802,300 8,502,875 10,203,450 17,005,750 20,406,900 25,508,625 34,011,500 42,514,375 51,017,250 85,028,750 102,034,500 127,543,125 170,057,500 255,086,250 and 510,172,500, with no remainder.

Since 510,172,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 510,172,500, 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).