Q: Is 533,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 533,520 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 533,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 18 19 20 24 26 27 30 36 38 39 40 45 48 52 54 57 60 65 72 76 78 80 90 95 104 108 114 117 120 130 135 144 152 156 171 180 190 195 208 216 228 234 240 247 260 270 285 304 312 342 351 360 380 390 432 456 468 494 513 520 540 570 585 624 684 702 720 741 760 780 855 912 936 988 1,026 1,040 1,080 1,140 1,170 1,235 1,368 1,404 1,482 1,520 1,560 1,710 1,755 1,872 1,976 2,052 2,160 2,223 2,280 2,340 2,470 2,565 2,736 2,808 2,964 3,120 3,420 3,510 3,705 3,952 4,104 4,446 4,560 4,680 4,940 5,130 5,616 5,928 6,669 6,840 7,020 7,410 8,208 8,892 9,360 9,880 10,260 11,115 11,856 13,338 13,680 14,040 14,820 17,784 19,760 20,520 22,230 26,676 28,080 29,640 33,345 35,568 41,040 44,460 53,352 59,280 66,690 88,920 106,704 133,380 177,840 266,760 and 533,520, with no remainder.

Since 533,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 533,520, 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).