Q: Is 534,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 534,000 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 534,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 89 100 120 125 150 178 200 240 250 267 300 356 375 400 445 500 534 600 712 750 890 1,000 1,068 1,200 1,335 1,424 1,500 1,780 2,000 2,136 2,225 2,670 3,000 3,560 4,272 4,450 5,340 6,000 6,675 7,120 8,900 10,680 11,125 13,350 17,800 21,360 22,250 26,700 33,375 35,600 44,500 53,400 66,750 89,000 106,800 133,500 178,000 267,000 and 534,000, with no remainder.

Since 534,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 534,000, 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).