Q: Is 522,450 a Composite Number?

Why is 522,450 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 522,450 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 25 27 30 43 45 50 54 75 81 86 90 129 135 150 162 215 225 243 258 270 387 405 430 450 486 645 675 774 810 1,075 1,161 1,215 1,290 1,350 1,935 2,025 2,150 2,322 2,430 3,225 3,483 3,870 4,050 5,805 6,075 6,450 6,966 9,675 10,449 11,610 12,150 17,415 19,350 20,898 29,025 34,830 52,245 58,050 87,075 104,490 174,150 261,225 and 522,450, with no remainder.

Since 522,450 cannot be divided by just 1 and 522,450, 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).