Q: Is 532,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 532,000 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 532,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 19 20 25 28 32 35 38 40 50 56 70 76 80 95 100 112 125 133 140 152 160 175 190 200 224 250 266 280 304 350 380 400 475 500 532 560 608 665 700 760 800 875 950 1,000 1,064 1,120 1,330 1,400 1,520 1,750 1,900 2,000 2,128 2,375 2,660 2,800 3,040 3,325 3,500 3,800 4,000 4,256 4,750 5,320 5,600 6,650 7,000 7,600 9,500 10,640 13,300 14,000 15,200 16,625 19,000 21,280 26,600 28,000 33,250 38,000 53,200 66,500 76,000 106,400 133,000 266,000 and 532,000, with no remainder.

Since 532,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 532,000, 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).