Q: Is 536,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 536,760 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 536,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 27 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 54 56 60 63 70 71 72 84 90 105 108 120 126 135 140 142 168 180 189 210 213 216 252 270 280 284 315 355 360 378 420 426 497 504 540 568 630 639 710 756 840 852 945 994 1,065 1,080 1,260 1,278 1,420 1,491 1,512 1,704 1,890 1,917 1,988 2,130 2,485 2,520 2,556 2,840 2,982 3,195 3,780 3,834 3,976 4,260 4,473 4,970 5,112 5,964 6,390 7,455 7,560 7,668 8,520 8,946 9,585 9,940 11,928 12,780 13,419 14,910 15,336 17,892 19,170 19,880 22,365 25,560 26,838 29,820 35,784 38,340 44,730 53,676 59,640 67,095 76,680 89,460 107,352 134,190 178,920 268,380 and 536,760, with no remainder.

Since 536,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 536,760, 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).