Q: Is 504,108 a Composite Number?

Why is 504,108 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 504,108 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 19 22 33 36 38 44 57 66 67 76 99 114 132 134 171 198 201 209 228 268 342 396 402 418 603 627 684 737 804 836 1,206 1,254 1,273 1,474 1,881 2,211 2,412 2,508 2,546 2,948 3,762 3,819 4,422 5,092 6,633 7,524 7,638 8,844 11,457 13,266 14,003 15,276 22,914 26,532 28,006 42,009 45,828 56,012 84,018 126,027 168,036 252,054 and 504,108, with no remainder.

Since 504,108 cannot be divided by just 1 and 504,108, 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).