Q: Is 520,260 a Composite Number?

Why is 520,260 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 520,260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 23 26 29 30 39 46 52 58 60 65 69 78 87 92 115 116 130 138 145 156 174 195 230 260 276 290 299 345 348 377 390 435 460 580 598 667 690 754 780 870 897 1,131 1,196 1,334 1,380 1,495 1,508 1,740 1,794 1,885 2,001 2,262 2,668 2,990 3,335 3,588 3,770 4,002 4,485 4,524 5,655 5,980 6,670 7,540 8,004 8,671 8,970 10,005 11,310 13,340 17,342 17,940 20,010 22,620 26,013 34,684 40,020 43,355 52,026 86,710 104,052 130,065 173,420 260,130 and 520,260, with no remainder.

Since 520,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 520,260, 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).