Q: Is 539,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 539,560 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 539,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 41 47 56 70 82 94 140 164 188 205 235 280 287 328 329 376 410 470 574 658 820 940 1,148 1,316 1,435 1,640 1,645 1,880 1,927 2,296 2,632 2,870 3,290 3,854 5,740 6,580 7,708 9,635 11,480 13,160 13,489 15,416 19,270 26,978 38,540 53,956 67,445 77,080 107,912 134,890 269,780 and 539,560, with no remainder.

Since 539,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 539,560, 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).