Q: Is 517,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 517,000 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 517,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 25 40 44 47 50 55 88 94 100 110 125 188 200 220 235 250 275 376 440 470 500 517 550 940 1,000 1,034 1,100 1,175 1,375 1,880 2,068 2,200 2,350 2,585 2,750 4,136 4,700 5,170 5,500 5,875 9,400 10,340 11,000 11,750 12,925 20,680 23,500 25,850 47,000 51,700 64,625 103,400 129,250 258,500 and 517,000, with no remainder.

Since 517,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 517,000, 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).