Q: Is 530,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 530,400 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 530,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 17 20 24 25 26 30 32 34 39 40 48 50 51 52 60 65 68 75 78 80 85 96 100 102 104 120 130 136 150 156 160 170 195 200 204 208 221 240 255 260 272 300 312 325 340 390 400 408 416 425 442 480 510 520 544 600 624 650 663 680 780 800 816 850 884 975 1,020 1,040 1,105 1,200 1,248 1,275 1,300 1,326 1,360 1,560 1,632 1,700 1,768 1,950 2,040 2,080 2,210 2,400 2,550 2,600 2,652 2,720 3,120 3,315 3,400 3,536 3,900 4,080 4,420 5,100 5,200 5,304 5,525 6,240 6,630 6,800 7,072 7,800 8,160 8,840 10,200 10,400 10,608 11,050 13,260 13,600 15,600 16,575 17,680 20,400 21,216 22,100 26,520 31,200 33,150 35,360 40,800 44,200 53,040 66,300 88,400 106,080 132,600 176,800 265,200 and 530,400, with no remainder.

Since 530,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 530,400, 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).