Q: Is 513,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 513,240 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 513,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 13 14 15 20 21 24 26 28 30 35 39 40 42 47 52 56 60 65 70 78 84 91 94 104 105 120 130 140 141 156 168 182 188 195 210 235 260 273 280 282 312 329 364 376 390 420 455 470 520 546 564 611 658 705 728 780 840 910 940 987 1,092 1,128 1,222 1,316 1,365 1,410 1,560 1,645 1,820 1,833 1,880 1,974 2,184 2,444 2,632 2,730 2,820 3,055 3,290 3,640 3,666 3,948 4,277 4,888 4,935 5,460 5,640 6,110 6,580 7,332 7,896 8,554 9,165 9,870 10,920 12,220 12,831 13,160 14,664 17,108 18,330 19,740 21,385 24,440 25,662 34,216 36,660 39,480 42,770 51,324 64,155 73,320 85,540 102,648 128,310 171,080 256,620 and 513,240, with no remainder.

Since 513,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 513,240, 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).