Q: Is 521,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 521,400 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 521,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 20 22 24 25 30 33 40 44 50 55 60 66 75 79 88 100 110 120 132 150 158 165 200 220 237 264 275 300 316 330 395 440 474 550 600 632 660 790 825 869 948 1,100 1,185 1,320 1,580 1,650 1,738 1,896 1,975 2,200 2,370 2,607 3,160 3,300 3,476 3,950 4,345 4,740 5,214 5,925 6,600 6,952 7,900 8,690 9,480 10,428 11,850 13,035 15,800 17,380 20,856 21,725 23,700 26,070 34,760 43,450 47,400 52,140 65,175 86,900 104,280 130,350 173,800 260,700 and 521,400, with no remainder.

Since 521,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 521,400, 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).