Q: Is 537,768 a Composite Number?

Why is 537,768 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 537,768 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 11 12 14 18 21 22 24 28 33 36 42 44 56 63 66 72 77 84 88 97 99 126 132 154 168 194 198 231 252 264 291 308 388 396 462 504 582 616 679 693 776 792 873 924 1,067 1,164 1,358 1,386 1,746 1,848 2,037 2,134 2,328 2,716 2,772 3,201 3,492 4,074 4,268 5,432 5,544 6,111 6,402 6,984 7,469 8,148 8,536 9,603 12,222 12,804 14,938 16,296 19,206 22,407 24,444 25,608 29,876 38,412 44,814 48,888 59,752 67,221 76,824 89,628 134,442 179,256 268,884 and 537,768, with no remainder.

Since 537,768 cannot be divided by just 1 and 537,768, 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).