Q: Is 530,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 530,100 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 530,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 19 20 25 30 31 36 38 45 50 57 60 62 75 76 90 93 95 100 114 124 150 155 171 180 186 190 225 228 279 285 300 310 342 372 380 450 465 475 558 570 589 620 684 775 855 900 930 950 1,116 1,140 1,178 1,395 1,425 1,550 1,710 1,767 1,860 1,900 2,325 2,356 2,790 2,850 2,945 3,100 3,420 3,534 4,275 4,650 5,301 5,580 5,700 5,890 6,975 7,068 8,550 8,835 9,300 10,602 11,780 13,950 14,725 17,100 17,670 21,204 26,505 27,900 29,450 35,340 44,175 53,010 58,900 88,350 106,020 132,525 176,700 265,050 and 530,100, with no remainder.

Since 530,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 530,100, 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).