Q: Is 539,448 a Composite Number?

Why is 539,448 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 539,448 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 19 21 24 26 28 38 39 42 52 56 57 76 78 84 91 104 114 133 152 156 168 169 182 228 247 266 273 312 338 364 399 456 494 507 532 546 676 728 741 798 988 1,014 1,064 1,092 1,183 1,352 1,482 1,596 1,729 1,976 2,028 2,184 2,366 2,964 3,192 3,211 3,458 3,549 4,056 4,732 5,187 5,928 6,422 6,916 7,098 9,464 9,633 10,374 12,844 13,832 14,196 19,266 20,748 22,477 25,688 28,392 38,532 41,496 44,954 67,431 77,064 89,908 134,862 179,816 269,724 and 539,448, with no remainder.

Since 539,448 cannot be divided by just 1 and 539,448, 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).