Q: Is 537,540 a Composite Number?

Why is 537,540 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 537,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 17 20 30 31 34 51 60 62 68 85 93 102 124 155 170 186 204 255 289 310 340 372 465 510 527 578 620 867 930 1,020 1,054 1,156 1,445 1,581 1,734 1,860 2,108 2,635 2,890 3,162 3,468 4,335 5,270 5,780 6,324 7,905 8,670 8,959 10,540 15,810 17,340 17,918 26,877 31,620 35,836 44,795 53,754 89,590 107,508 134,385 179,180 268,770 and 537,540, with no remainder.

Since 537,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 537,540, 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).