Q: Is 535,248 a Composite Number?

Why is 535,248 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 535,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 48 54 56 59 63 72 81 84 108 112 118 126 144 162 168 177 189 216 236 252 324 336 354 378 413 432 472 504 531 567 648 708 756 826 944 1,008 1,062 1,134 1,239 1,296 1,416 1,512 1,593 1,652 2,124 2,268 2,478 2,832 3,024 3,186 3,304 3,717 4,248 4,536 4,779 4,956 6,372 6,608 7,434 8,496 9,072 9,558 9,912 11,151 12,744 14,868 19,116 19,824 22,302 25,488 29,736 33,453 38,232 44,604 59,472 66,906 76,464 89,208 133,812 178,416 267,624 and 535,248, with no remainder.

Since 535,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 535,248, 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).