Q: Is 532,980 a Composite Number?

Why is 532,980 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 532,980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 27 28 30 35 36 42 45 47 54 60 63 70 81 84 90 94 105 108 126 135 140 141 162 180 188 189 210 235 252 270 282 315 324 329 378 405 420 423 470 540 564 567 630 658 705 756 810 846 940 945 987 1,134 1,260 1,269 1,316 1,410 1,620 1,645 1,692 1,890 1,974 2,115 2,268 2,538 2,820 2,835 2,961 3,290 3,780 3,807 3,948 4,230 4,935 5,076 5,670 5,922 6,345 6,580 7,614 8,460 8,883 9,870 11,340 11,844 12,690 14,805 15,228 17,766 19,035 19,740 25,380 26,649 29,610 35,532 38,070 44,415 53,298 59,220 76,140 88,830 106,596 133,245 177,660 266,490 and 532,980, with no remainder.

Since 532,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 532,980, 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).