Q: Is 516,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 516,800 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 516,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 19 20 25 32 34 38 40 50 64 68 76 80 85 95 100 136 152 160 170 190 200 272 304 320 323 340 380 400 425 475 544 608 646 680 760 800 850 950 1,088 1,216 1,292 1,360 1,520 1,600 1,615 1,700 1,900 2,584 2,720 3,040 3,230 3,400 3,800 5,168 5,440 6,080 6,460 6,800 7,600 8,075 10,336 12,920 13,600 15,200 16,150 20,672 25,840 27,200 30,400 32,300 51,680 64,600 103,360 129,200 258,400 and 516,800, with no remainder.

Since 516,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 516,800, 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).