Q: Is 522,060 a Composite Number?

Why is 522,060 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 522,060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 14 15 20 21 22 28 30 33 35 42 44 55 60 66 70 77 84 105 110 113 132 140 154 165 210 220 226 231 308 330 339 385 420 452 462 565 660 678 770 791 924 1,130 1,155 1,243 1,356 1,540 1,582 1,695 2,260 2,310 2,373 2,486 3,164 3,390 3,729 3,955 4,620 4,746 4,972 6,215 6,780 7,458 7,910 8,701 9,492 11,865 12,430 14,916 15,820 17,402 18,645 23,730 24,860 26,103 34,804 37,290 43,505 47,460 52,206 74,580 87,010 104,412 130,515 174,020 261,030 and 522,060, with no remainder.

Since 522,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 522,060, 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).