Q: Is 536,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 536,640 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 536,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 24 26 30 32 39 40 43 48 52 60 64 65 78 80 86 96 104 120 129 130 156 160 172 192 195 208 215 240 258 260 312 320 344 390 416 430 480 516 520 559 624 645 688 780 832 860 960 1,032 1,040 1,118 1,248 1,290 1,376 1,560 1,677 1,720 2,064 2,080 2,236 2,496 2,580 2,752 2,795 3,120 3,354 3,440 4,128 4,160 4,472 5,160 5,590 6,240 6,708 6,880 8,256 8,385 8,944 10,320 11,180 12,480 13,416 13,760 16,770 17,888 20,640 22,360 26,832 33,540 35,776 41,280 44,720 53,664 67,080 89,440 107,328 134,160 178,880 268,320 and 536,640, with no remainder.

Since 536,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 536,640, 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).