Q: Is 517,104 a Composite Number?

Why is 517,104 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 517,104 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 19 21 24 27 28 36 38 42 48 54 56 57 63 72 76 81 84 108 112 114 126 133 144 152 162 168 171 189 216 228 243 252 266 304 324 336 342 378 399 432 456 486 504 513 532 567 648 684 756 798 912 972 1,008 1,026 1,064 1,134 1,197 1,296 1,368 1,512 1,539 1,596 1,701 1,944 2,052 2,128 2,268 2,394 2,736 3,024 3,078 3,192 3,402 3,591 3,888 4,104 4,536 4,617 4,788 6,156 6,384 6,804 7,182 8,208 9,072 9,234 9,576 10,773 12,312 13,608 14,364 18,468 19,152 21,546 24,624 27,216 28,728 32,319 36,936 43,092 57,456 64,638 73,872 86,184 129,276 172,368 258,552 and 517,104, with no remainder.

Since 517,104 cannot be divided by just 1 and 517,104, 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).