Q: Is 522,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 522,000 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 522,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 29 30 36 40 45 48 50 58 60 72 75 80 87 90 100 116 120 125 144 145 150 174 180 200 225 232 240 250 261 290 300 348 360 375 400 435 450 464 500 522 580 600 696 720 725 750 870 900 1,000 1,044 1,125 1,160 1,200 1,305 1,392 1,450 1,500 1,740 1,800 2,000 2,088 2,175 2,250 2,320 2,610 2,900 3,000 3,480 3,600 3,625 4,176 4,350 4,500 5,220 5,800 6,000 6,525 6,960 7,250 8,700 9,000 10,440 10,875 11,600 13,050 14,500 17,400 18,000 20,880 21,750 26,100 29,000 32,625 34,800 43,500 52,200 58,000 65,250 87,000 104,400 130,500 174,000 261,000 and 522,000, with no remainder.

Since 522,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 522,000, 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).