Q: Is 512,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 512,120 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 512,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 31 35 40 56 59 62 70 118 124 140 155 217 236 248 280 295 310 413 434 472 590 620 826 868 1,085 1,180 1,240 1,652 1,736 1,829 2,065 2,170 2,360 3,304 3,658 4,130 4,340 7,316 8,260 8,680 9,145 12,803 14,632 16,520 18,290 25,606 36,580 51,212 64,015 73,160 102,424 128,030 256,060 and 512,120, with no remainder.

Since 512,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 512,120, 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).