Q: Is 525,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 525,960 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 525,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 90 108 120 135 180 216 270 360 487 540 974 1,080 1,461 1,948 2,435 2,922 3,896 4,383 4,870 5,844 7,305 8,766 9,740 11,688 13,149 14,610 17,532 19,480 21,915 26,298 29,220 35,064 43,830 52,596 58,440 65,745 87,660 105,192 131,490 175,320 262,980 and 525,960, with no remainder.

Since 525,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 525,960, 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).