Q: Is 534,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 534,300 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 534,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 25 26 30 39 50 52 60 65 75 78 100 130 137 150 156 195 260 274 300 325 390 411 548 650 685 780 822 975 1,300 1,370 1,644 1,781 1,950 2,055 2,740 3,425 3,562 3,900 4,110 5,343 6,850 7,124 8,220 8,905 10,275 10,686 13,700 17,810 20,550 21,372 26,715 35,620 41,100 44,525 53,430 89,050 106,860 133,575 178,100 267,150 and 534,300, with no remainder.

Since 534,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 534,300, 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).