Q: Is 520,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 520,000 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 520,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 25 26 32 40 50 52 64 65 80 100 104 125 130 160 200 208 250 260 320 325 400 416 500 520 625 650 800 832 1,000 1,040 1,250 1,300 1,600 1,625 2,000 2,080 2,500 2,600 3,250 4,000 4,160 5,000 5,200 6,500 8,000 8,125 10,000 10,400 13,000 16,250 20,000 20,800 26,000 32,500 40,000 52,000 65,000 104,000 130,000 260,000 and 520,000, with no remainder.

Since 520,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 520,000, 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).