Q: Is 536,328 a Composite Number?

Why is 536,328 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 536,328 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 18 24 26 27 36 39 52 54 72 78 104 108 117 156 191 216 234 312 351 382 468 573 702 764 936 1,146 1,404 1,528 1,719 2,292 2,483 2,808 3,438 4,584 4,966 5,157 6,876 7,449 9,932 10,314 13,752 14,898 19,864 20,628 22,347 29,796 41,256 44,694 59,592 67,041 89,388 134,082 178,776 268,164 and 536,328, with no remainder.

Since 536,328 cannot be divided by just 1 and 536,328, 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).