Q: Is 539,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 539,760 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 539,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 24 26 30 39 40 48 52 60 65 78 80 104 120 130 156 173 195 208 240 260 312 346 390 519 520 624 692 780 865 1,038 1,040 1,384 1,560 1,730 2,076 2,249 2,595 2,768 3,120 3,460 4,152 4,498 5,190 6,747 6,920 8,304 8,996 10,380 11,245 13,494 13,840 17,992 20,760 22,490 26,988 33,735 35,984 41,520 44,980 53,976 67,470 89,960 107,952 134,940 179,920 269,880 and 539,760, with no remainder.

Since 539,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 539,760, 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).