Q: Is 518,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 518,100 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 518,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 25 30 33 44 50 55 60 66 75 100 110 132 150 157 165 220 275 300 314 330 471 550 628 660 785 825 942 1,100 1,570 1,650 1,727 1,884 2,355 3,140 3,300 3,454 3,925 4,710 5,181 6,908 7,850 8,635 9,420 10,362 11,775 15,700 17,270 20,724 23,550 25,905 34,540 43,175 47,100 51,810 86,350 103,620 129,525 172,700 259,050 and 518,100, with no remainder.

Since 518,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 518,100, 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).