Q: Is 537,264 a Composite Number?

Why is 537,264 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 537,264 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 16 18 21 24 26 28 36 39 41 42 48 52 56 63 72 78 82 84 91 104 112 117 123 126 144 156 164 168 182 208 234 246 252 273 287 312 328 336 364 369 468 492 504 533 546 574 624 656 728 738 819 861 936 984 1,008 1,066 1,092 1,148 1,456 1,476 1,599 1,638 1,722 1,872 1,968 2,132 2,184 2,296 2,583 2,952 3,198 3,276 3,444 3,731 4,264 4,368 4,592 4,797 5,166 5,904 6,396 6,552 6,888 7,462 8,528 9,594 10,332 11,193 12,792 13,104 13,776 14,924 19,188 20,664 22,386 25,584 29,848 33,579 38,376 41,328 44,772 59,696 67,158 76,752 89,544 134,316 179,088 268,632 and 537,264, with no remainder.

Since 537,264 cannot be divided by just 1 and 537,264, 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).