Q: Is 517,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 517,500 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 517,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 23 25 30 36 45 46 50 60 69 75 90 92 100 115 125 138 150 180 207 225 230 250 276 300 345 375 414 450 460 500 575 625 690 750 828 900 1,035 1,125 1,150 1,250 1,380 1,500 1,725 1,875 2,070 2,250 2,300 2,500 2,875 3,450 3,750 4,140 4,500 5,175 5,625 5,750 6,900 7,500 8,625 10,350 11,250 11,500 14,375 17,250 20,700 22,500 25,875 28,750 34,500 43,125 51,750 57,500 86,250 103,500 129,375 172,500 258,750 and 517,500, with no remainder.

Since 517,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 517,500, 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).