Q: Is 525,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 525,600 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 525,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 32 36 40 45 48 50 60 72 73 75 80 90 96 100 120 144 146 150 160 180 200 219 225 240 288 292 300 360 365 400 438 450 480 584 600 657 720 730 800 876 900 1,095 1,168 1,200 1,314 1,440 1,460 1,752 1,800 1,825 2,190 2,336 2,400 2,628 2,920 3,285 3,504 3,600 3,650 4,380 5,256 5,475 5,840 6,570 7,008 7,200 7,300 8,760 10,512 10,950 11,680 13,140 14,600 16,425 17,520 21,024 21,900 26,280 29,200 32,850 35,040 43,800 52,560 58,400 65,700 87,600 105,120 131,400 175,200 262,800 and 525,600, with no remainder.

Since 525,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 525,600, 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).