Q: Is 539,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 539,520 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 539,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 96 120 128 160 192 240 281 320 384 480 562 640 843 960 1,124 1,405 1,686 1,920 2,248 2,810 3,372 4,215 4,496 5,620 6,744 8,430 8,992 11,240 13,488 16,860 17,984 22,480 26,976 33,720 35,968 44,960 53,952 67,440 89,920 107,904 134,880 179,840 269,760 and 539,520, with no remainder.

Since 539,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 539,520, 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).