Q: Is 529,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 529,760 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 529,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 14 16 20 22 28 32 35 40 43 44 55 56 70 77 80 86 88 110 112 140 154 160 172 176 215 220 224 280 301 308 344 352 385 430 440 473 560 602 616 688 770 860 880 946 1,120 1,204 1,232 1,376 1,505 1,540 1,720 1,760 1,892 2,365 2,408 2,464 3,010 3,080 3,311 3,440 3,784 4,730 4,816 6,020 6,160 6,622 6,880 7,568 9,460 9,632 12,040 12,320 13,244 15,136 16,555 18,920 24,080 26,488 33,110 37,840 48,160 52,976 66,220 75,680 105,952 132,440 264,880 and 529,760, with no remainder.

Since 529,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 529,760, 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).