Q: Is 526,470 a Composite Number?

Why is 526,470 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 526,470 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 23 30 35 42 46 69 70 105 109 115 138 161 210 218 230 322 327 345 483 545 654 690 763 805 966 1,090 1,526 1,610 1,635 2,289 2,415 2,507 3,270 3,815 4,578 4,830 5,014 7,521 7,630 11,445 12,535 15,042 17,549 22,890 25,070 35,098 37,605 52,647 75,210 87,745 105,294 175,490 263,235 and 526,470, with no remainder.

Since 526,470 cannot be divided by just 1 and 526,470, 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).