Q: Is 520,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 520,520 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 520,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 13 14 20 22 26 28 35 40 44 52 55 56 65 70 77 88 91 104 110 130 140 143 154 169 182 220 260 280 286 308 338 364 385 440 455 520 572 616 676 715 728 770 845 910 1,001 1,144 1,183 1,352 1,430 1,540 1,690 1,820 1,859 2,002 2,366 2,860 3,080 3,380 3,640 3,718 4,004 4,732 5,005 5,720 5,915 6,760 7,436 8,008 9,295 9,464 10,010 11,830 13,013 14,872 18,590 20,020 23,660 26,026 37,180 40,040 47,320 52,052 65,065 74,360 104,104 130,130 260,260 and 520,520, with no remainder.

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