Q: Is 510,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 510,720 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 510,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 19 20 21 24 28 30 32 35 38 40 42 48 56 57 60 64 70 76 80 84 95 96 105 112 114 120 128 133 140 152 160 168 190 192 210 224 228 240 256 266 280 285 304 320 336 380 384 399 420 448 456 480 532 560 570 608 640 665 672 760 768 798 840 896 912 960 1,064 1,120 1,140 1,216 1,280 1,330 1,344 1,520 1,596 1,680 1,792 1,824 1,920 1,995 2,128 2,240 2,280 2,432 2,660 2,688 3,040 3,192 3,360 3,648 3,840 3,990 4,256 4,480 4,560 4,864 5,320 5,376 6,080 6,384 6,720 7,296 7,980 8,512 8,960 9,120 10,640 12,160 12,768 13,440 14,592 15,960 17,024 18,240 21,280 24,320 25,536 26,880 31,920 34,048 36,480 42,560 51,072 63,840 72,960 85,120 102,144 127,680 170,240 255,360 and 510,720, with no remainder.

Since 510,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 510,720, 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).