Q: Is 510,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 510,400 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 510,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 25 29 32 40 44 50 55 58 64 80 88 100 110 116 145 160 176 200 220 232 275 290 319 320 352 400 440 464 550 580 638 704 725 800 880 928 1,100 1,160 1,276 1,450 1,595 1,600 1,760 1,856 2,200 2,320 2,552 2,900 3,190 3,520 4,400 4,640 5,104 5,800 6,380 7,975 8,800 9,280 10,208 11,600 12,760 15,950 17,600 20,416 23,200 25,520 31,900 46,400 51,040 63,800 102,080 127,600 255,200 and 510,400, with no remainder.

Since 510,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 510,400, 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).