Q: Is 510,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 510,900 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 510,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 25 26 30 39 50 52 60 65 75 78 100 130 131 150 156 195 260 262 300 325 390 393 524 650 655 780 786 975 1,300 1,310 1,572 1,703 1,950 1,965 2,620 3,275 3,406 3,900 3,930 5,109 6,550 6,812 7,860 8,515 9,825 10,218 13,100 17,030 19,650 20,436 25,545 34,060 39,300 42,575 51,090 85,150 102,180 127,725 170,300 255,450 and 510,900, with no remainder.

Since 510,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 510,900, 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).