Q: Is 537,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 537,900 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 537,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 25 30 33 44 50 55 60 66 75 100 110 132 150 163 165 220 275 300 326 330 489 550 652 660 815 825 978 1,100 1,630 1,650 1,793 1,956 2,445 3,260 3,300 3,586 4,075 4,890 5,379 7,172 8,150 8,965 9,780 10,758 12,225 16,300 17,930 21,516 24,450 26,895 35,860 44,825 48,900 53,790 89,650 107,580 134,475 179,300 268,950 and 537,900, with no remainder.

Since 537,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 537,900, 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).