Q: Is 524,790 a Composite Number?

Why is 524,790 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 524,790 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 17 18 21 30 34 35 42 45 49 51 63 70 85 90 98 102 105 119 126 147 153 170 210 238 245 255 294 306 315 343 357 441 490 510 595 630 686 714 735 765 833 882 1,029 1,071 1,190 1,470 1,530 1,666 1,715 1,785 2,058 2,142 2,205 2,499 3,087 3,430 3,570 4,165 4,410 4,998 5,145 5,355 5,831 6,174 7,497 8,330 10,290 10,710 11,662 12,495 14,994 15,435 17,493 24,990 29,155 30,870 34,986 37,485 52,479 58,310 74,970 87,465 104,958 174,930 262,395 and 524,790, with no remainder.

Since 524,790 cannot be divided by just 1 and 524,790, 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).