Q: Is 537,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 537,840 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 537,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 81 83 90 108 120 135 144 162 166 180 216 240 249 270 324 332 360 405 415 432 498 540 648 664 720 747 810 830 996 1,080 1,245 1,296 1,328 1,494 1,620 1,660 1,992 2,160 2,241 2,490 2,988 3,240 3,320 3,735 3,984 4,482 4,980 5,976 6,480 6,640 6,723 7,470 8,964 9,960 11,205 11,952 13,446 14,940 17,928 19,920 22,410 26,892 29,880 33,615 35,856 44,820 53,784 59,760 67,230 89,640 107,568 134,460 179,280 268,920 and 537,840, with no remainder.

Since 537,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 537,840, 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).