Q: Is 529,872 a Composite Number?

Why is 529,872 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 529,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 19 21 24 28 38 42 48 56 57 76 83 84 112 114 133 152 166 168 228 249 266 304 332 336 399 456 498 532 581 664 798 912 996 1,064 1,162 1,328 1,577 1,596 1,743 1,992 2,128 2,324 3,154 3,192 3,486 3,984 4,648 4,731 6,308 6,384 6,972 9,296 9,462 11,039 12,616 13,944 18,924 22,078 25,232 27,888 33,117 37,848 44,156 66,234 75,696 88,312 132,468 176,624 264,936 and 529,872, with no remainder.

Since 529,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 529,872, 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).