Q: Is 525,420 a Composite Number?

Why is 525,420 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 525,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 27 28 30 35 36 42 45 54 60 63 70 84 90 105 108 126 135 139 140 180 189 210 252 270 278 315 378 417 420 540 556 630 695 756 834 945 973 1,251 1,260 1,390 1,668 1,890 1,946 2,085 2,502 2,780 2,919 3,753 3,780 3,892 4,170 4,865 5,004 5,838 6,255 7,506 8,340 8,757 9,730 11,676 12,510 14,595 15,012 17,514 18,765 19,460 25,020 26,271 29,190 35,028 37,530 43,785 52,542 58,380 75,060 87,570 105,084 131,355 175,140 262,710 and 525,420, with no remainder.

Since 525,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 525,420, 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).