Q: Is 510,601,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 510,601,200 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 510,601,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 150 200 240 300 400 600 1,200 425,501 851,002 1,276,503 1,702,004 2,127,505 2,553,006 3,404,008 4,255,010 5,106,012 6,382,515 6,808,016 8,510,020 10,212,024 10,637,525 12,765,030 17,020,040 20,424,048 21,275,050 25,530,060 31,912,575 34,040,080 42,550,100 51,060,120 63,825,150 85,100,200 102,120,240 127,650,300 170,200,400 255,300,600 and 510,601,200, with no remainder.

Since 510,601,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 510,601,200, 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).