Q: Is 532,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 532,800 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 532,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 32 36 37 40 45 48 50 60 64 72 74 75 80 90 96 100 111 120 144 148 150 160 180 185 192 200 222 225 240 288 296 300 320 333 360 370 400 444 450 480 555 576 592 600 666 720 740 800 888 900 925 960 1,110 1,184 1,200 1,332 1,440 1,480 1,600 1,665 1,776 1,800 1,850 2,220 2,368 2,400 2,664 2,775 2,880 2,960 3,330 3,552 3,600 3,700 4,440 4,800 5,328 5,550 5,920 6,660 7,104 7,200 7,400 8,325 8,880 10,656 11,100 11,840 13,320 14,400 14,800 16,650 17,760 21,312 22,200 26,640 29,600 33,300 35,520 44,400 53,280 59,200 66,600 88,800 106,560 133,200 177,600 266,400 and 532,800, with no remainder.

Since 532,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 532,800, 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).