Q: Is 528,528 a Composite Number?

Why is 528,528 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 528,528 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 16 21 22 24 26 28 33 39 42 44 48 52 56 66 77 78 84 88 91 104 112 121 132 143 154 156 168 176 182 208 231 242 264 273 286 308 312 336 363 364 429 462 484 528 546 572 616 624 726 728 847 858 924 968 1,001 1,092 1,144 1,232 1,452 1,456 1,573 1,694 1,716 1,848 1,936 2,002 2,184 2,288 2,541 2,904 3,003 3,146 3,388 3,432 3,696 4,004 4,368 4,719 5,082 5,808 6,006 6,292 6,776 6,864 8,008 9,438 10,164 11,011 12,012 12,584 13,552 16,016 18,876 20,328 22,022 24,024 25,168 33,033 37,752 40,656 44,044 48,048 66,066 75,504 88,088 132,132 176,176 264,264 and 528,528, with no remainder.

Since 528,528 cannot be divided by just 1 and 528,528, 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).