Q: Is 517,400 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 517,400 is a composite number.

Why is 517,400 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 517,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 20 25 26 40 50 52 65 100 104 130 199 200 260 325 398 520 650 796 995 1,300 1,592 1,990 2,587 2,600 3,980 4,975 5,174 7,960 9,950 10,348 12,935 19,900 20,696 25,870 39,800 51,740 64,675 103,480 129,350 258,700 and 517,400, with no remainder.

Since 517,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 517,400, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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