Q: Is 535,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 535,040 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 535,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 19 20 22 32 38 40 44 55 64 76 80 88 95 110 128 152 160 176 190 209 220 256 304 320 352 380 418 440 512 608 640 704 760 836 880 1,045 1,216 1,280 1,408 1,520 1,672 1,760 2,090 2,432 2,560 2,816 3,040 3,344 3,520 4,180 4,864 5,632 6,080 6,688 7,040 8,360 9,728 12,160 13,376 14,080 16,720 24,320 26,752 28,160 33,440 48,640 53,504 66,880 107,008 133,760 267,520 and 535,040, with no remainder.

Since 535,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 535,040, 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).