Q: Is 510,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 510,300 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 510,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 25 27 28 30 35 36 42 45 50 54 60 63 70 75 81 84 90 100 105 108 126 135 140 150 162 175 180 189 210 225 243 252 270 300 315 324 350 378 405 420 450 486 525 540 567 630 675 700 729 756 810 900 945 972 1,050 1,134 1,215 1,260 1,350 1,458 1,575 1,620 1,701 1,890 2,025 2,100 2,268 2,430 2,700 2,835 2,916 3,150 3,402 3,645 3,780 4,050 4,725 4,860 5,103 5,670 6,075 6,300 6,804 7,290 8,100 8,505 9,450 10,206 11,340 12,150 14,175 14,580 17,010 18,225 18,900 20,412 24,300 25,515 28,350 34,020 36,450 42,525 51,030 56,700 72,900 85,050 102,060 127,575 170,100 255,150 and 510,300, with no remainder.

Since 510,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 510,300, 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).