Q: Is 515,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 515,700 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 515,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 27 30 36 45 50 54 60 75 90 100 108 135 150 180 191 225 270 300 382 450 540 573 675 764 900 955 1,146 1,350 1,719 1,910 2,292 2,700 2,865 3,438 3,820 4,775 5,157 5,730 6,876 8,595 9,550 10,314 11,460 14,325 17,190 19,100 20,628 25,785 28,650 34,380 42,975 51,570 57,300 85,950 103,140 128,925 171,900 257,850 and 515,700, with no remainder.

Since 515,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 515,700, 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).