Q: Is 515,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 515,760 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 515,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 48 56 60 70 80 84 105 112 120 140 168 210 240 280 307 336 420 560 614 840 921 1,228 1,535 1,680 1,842 2,149 2,456 3,070 3,684 4,298 4,605 4,912 6,140 6,447 7,368 8,596 9,210 10,745 12,280 12,894 14,736 17,192 18,420 21,490 24,560 25,788 32,235 34,384 36,840 42,980 51,576 64,470 73,680 85,960 103,152 128,940 171,920 257,880 and 515,760, with no remainder.

Since 515,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 515,760, 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).