Q: Is 522,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 522,600 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 522,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 20 24 25 26 30 39 40 50 52 60 65 67 75 78 100 104 120 130 134 150 156 195 200 201 260 268 300 312 325 335 390 402 520 536 600 650 670 780 804 871 975 1,005 1,300 1,340 1,560 1,608 1,675 1,742 1,950 2,010 2,600 2,613 2,680 3,350 3,484 3,900 4,020 4,355 5,025 5,226 6,700 6,968 7,800 8,040 8,710 10,050 10,452 13,065 13,400 17,420 20,100 20,904 21,775 26,130 34,840 40,200 43,550 52,260 65,325 87,100 104,520 130,650 174,200 261,300 and 522,600, with no remainder.

Since 522,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 522,600, 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).