Q: Is 529,740 a Composite Number?

Why is 529,740 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 529,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 27 30 36 45 54 60 81 90 108 109 135 162 180 218 243 270 324 327 405 436 486 540 545 654 810 972 981 1,090 1,215 1,308 1,620 1,635 1,962 2,180 2,430 2,943 3,270 3,924 4,860 4,905 5,886 6,540 8,829 9,810 11,772 14,715 17,658 19,620 26,487 29,430 35,316 44,145 52,974 58,860 88,290 105,948 132,435 176,580 264,870 and 529,740, with no remainder.

Since 529,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 529,740, 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).