Q: Is 511,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 511,500 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 511,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 25 30 31 33 44 50 55 60 62 66 75 93 100 110 124 125 132 150 155 165 186 220 250 275 300 310 330 341 372 375 465 500 550 620 660 682 750 775 825 930 1,023 1,100 1,364 1,375 1,500 1,550 1,650 1,705 1,860 2,046 2,325 2,750 3,100 3,300 3,410 3,875 4,092 4,125 4,650 5,115 5,500 6,820 7,750 8,250 8,525 9,300 10,230 11,625 15,500 16,500 17,050 20,460 23,250 25,575 34,100 42,625 46,500 51,150 85,250 102,300 127,875 170,500 255,750 and 511,500, with no remainder.

Since 511,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 511,500, 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).