Q: Is 532,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 532,440 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 532,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 24 27 29 30 34 36 40 45 51 54 58 60 68 72 85 87 90 102 108 116 120 135 136 145 153 170 174 180 204 216 232 255 261 270 290 306 340 348 360 408 435 459 493 510 522 540 580 612 680 696 765 783 870 918 986 1,020 1,044 1,080 1,160 1,224 1,305 1,479 1,530 1,566 1,740 1,836 1,972 2,040 2,088 2,295 2,465 2,610 2,958 3,060 3,132 3,480 3,672 3,915 3,944 4,437 4,590 4,930 5,220 5,916 6,120 6,264 7,395 7,830 8,874 9,180 9,860 10,440 11,832 13,311 14,790 15,660 17,748 18,360 19,720 22,185 26,622 29,580 31,320 35,496 44,370 53,244 59,160 66,555 88,740 106,488 133,110 177,480 266,220 and 532,440, with no remainder.

Since 532,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 532,440, 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).