Q: Is 527,310 a Composite Number?

Why is 527,310 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 527,310 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 27 30 31 35 42 45 54 62 63 70 81 90 93 105 126 135 155 162 186 189 210 217 243 270 279 310 315 378 405 434 465 486 558 567 630 651 810 837 930 945 1,085 1,134 1,215 1,302 1,395 1,674 1,701 1,890 1,953 2,170 2,430 2,511 2,790 2,835 3,255 3,402 3,906 4,185 5,022 5,670 5,859 6,510 7,533 8,370 8,505 9,765 11,718 12,555 15,066 17,010 17,577 19,530 25,110 29,295 35,154 37,665 52,731 58,590 75,330 87,885 105,462 175,770 263,655 and 527,310, with no remainder.

Since 527,310 cannot be divided by just 1 and 527,310, 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).