Q: Is 415,530 a Composite Number?

Why is 415,530 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 415,530 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 19 27 30 38 45 54 57 81 90 95 114 135 162 171 190 243 270 285 342 405 486 513 570 729 810 855 1,026 1,215 1,458 1,539 1,710 2,187 2,430 2,565 3,078 3,645 4,374 4,617 5,130 7,290 7,695 9,234 10,935 13,851 15,390 21,870 23,085 27,702 41,553 46,170 69,255 83,106 138,510 207,765 and 415,530, with no remainder.

Since 415,530 cannot be divided by just 1 and 415,530, 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).