Q: Is 537,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 537,240 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 537,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 20 22 24 30 33 37 40 44 55 60 66 74 88 110 111 120 121 132 148 165 185 220 222 242 264 296 330 363 370 407 440 444 484 555 605 660 726 740 814 888 968 1,110 1,210 1,221 1,320 1,452 1,480 1,628 1,815 2,035 2,220 2,420 2,442 2,904 3,256 3,630 4,070 4,440 4,477 4,840 4,884 6,105 7,260 8,140 8,954 9,768 12,210 13,431 14,520 16,280 17,908 22,385 24,420 26,862 35,816 44,770 48,840 53,724 67,155 89,540 107,448 134,310 179,080 268,620 and 537,240, with no remainder.

Since 537,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 537,240, 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).