Q: Is 539,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 539,550 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 539,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 11 15 18 22 25 30 33 45 50 55 66 75 90 99 109 110 150 165 198 218 225 275 327 330 450 495 545 550 654 825 981 990 1,090 1,199 1,635 1,650 1,962 2,398 2,475 2,725 3,270 3,597 4,905 4,950 5,450 5,995 7,194 8,175 9,810 10,791 11,990 16,350 17,985 21,582 24,525 29,975 35,970 49,050 53,955 59,950 89,925 107,910 179,850 269,775 and 539,550, with no remainder.

Since 539,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 539,550, 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).