Q: Is 515,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 515,200 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 515,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 23 25 28 32 35 40 46 50 56 64 70 80 92 100 112 115 128 140 160 161 175 184 200 224 230 280 320 322 350 368 400 448 460 560 575 640 644 700 736 800 805 896 920 1,120 1,150 1,288 1,400 1,472 1,600 1,610 1,840 2,240 2,300 2,576 2,800 2,944 3,200 3,220 3,680 4,025 4,480 4,600 5,152 5,600 6,440 7,360 8,050 9,200 10,304 11,200 12,880 14,720 16,100 18,400 20,608 22,400 25,760 32,200 36,800 51,520 64,400 73,600 103,040 128,800 257,600 and 515,200, with no remainder.

Since 515,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 515,200, 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).