Q: Is 531,280 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 531,280 is a composite number.

Why is 531,280 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 531,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 29 40 58 80 116 145 229 232 290 458 464 580 916 1,145 1,160 1,832 2,290 2,320 3,664 4,580 6,641 9,160 13,282 18,320 26,564 33,205 53,128 66,410 106,256 132,820 265,640 and 531,280, with no remainder.

Since 531,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 531,280, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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