Q: Is 532,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 532,480 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 532,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 26 32 40 52 64 65 80 104 128 130 160 208 256 260 320 416 512 520 640 832 1,024 1,040 1,280 1,664 2,048 2,080 2,560 3,328 4,096 4,160 5,120 6,656 8,192 8,320 10,240 13,312 16,640 20,480 26,624 33,280 40,960 53,248 66,560 106,496 133,120 266,240 and 532,480, with no remainder.

Since 532,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 532,480, 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).