Q: Is 516,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 516,120 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 516,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 17 20 22 23 24 30 33 34 40 44 46 51 55 60 66 68 69 85 88 92 102 110 115 120 132 136 138 165 170 184 187 204 220 230 253 255 264 276 330 340 345 374 391 408 440 460 506 510 552 561 660 680 690 748 759 782 920 935 1,012 1,020 1,122 1,173 1,265 1,320 1,380 1,496 1,518 1,564 1,870 1,955 2,024 2,040 2,244 2,346 2,530 2,760 2,805 3,036 3,128 3,740 3,795 3,910 4,301 4,488 4,692 5,060 5,610 5,865 6,072 7,480 7,590 7,820 8,602 9,384 10,120 11,220 11,730 12,903 15,180 15,640 17,204 21,505 22,440 23,460 25,806 30,360 34,408 43,010 46,920 51,612 64,515 86,020 103,224 129,030 172,040 258,060 and 516,120, with no remainder.

Since 516,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 516,120, 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).