Q: Is 539,136 a Composite Number?

Why is 539,136 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 539,136 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 24 26 27 32 36 39 48 52 54 64 72 78 81 96 104 108 117 128 144 156 162 192 208 216 234 256 288 312 324 351 384 416 432 468 512 576 624 648 702 768 832 864 936 1,053 1,152 1,248 1,296 1,404 1,536 1,664 1,728 1,872 2,106 2,304 2,496 2,592 2,808 3,328 3,456 3,744 4,212 4,608 4,992 5,184 5,616 6,656 6,912 7,488 8,424 9,984 10,368 11,232 13,824 14,976 16,848 19,968 20,736 22,464 29,952 33,696 41,472 44,928 59,904 67,392 89,856 134,784 179,712 269,568 and 539,136, with no remainder.

Since 539,136 cannot be divided by just 1 and 539,136, 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).