Q: Is 533,820 a Composite Number?

Why is 533,820 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 533,820 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 31 35 41 42 60 62 70 82 84 93 105 123 124 140 155 164 186 205 210 217 246 287 310 372 410 420 434 465 492 574 615 620 651 820 861 868 930 1,085 1,148 1,230 1,271 1,302 1,435 1,722 1,860 2,170 2,460 2,542 2,604 2,870 3,255 3,444 3,813 4,305 4,340 5,084 5,740 6,355 6,510 7,626 8,610 8,897 12,710 13,020 15,252 17,220 17,794 19,065 25,420 26,691 35,588 38,130 44,485 53,382 76,260 88,970 106,764 133,455 177,940 266,910 and 533,820, with no remainder.

Since 533,820 cannot be divided by just 1 and 533,820, 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).