Q: Is 539,784 a Composite Number?

Why is 539,784 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 539,784 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 17 18 21 24 27 28 34 36 42 49 51 54 56 63 68 72 81 84 98 102 108 119 126 136 147 153 162 168 189 196 204 216 238 252 294 306 324 357 378 392 408 441 459 476 504 567 588 612 648 714 756 833 882 918 952 1,071 1,134 1,176 1,224 1,323 1,377 1,428 1,512 1,666 1,764 1,836 2,142 2,268 2,499 2,646 2,754 2,856 3,213 3,332 3,528 3,672 3,969 4,284 4,536 4,998 5,292 5,508 6,426 6,664 7,497 7,938 8,568 9,639 9,996 10,584 11,016 12,852 14,994 15,876 19,278 19,992 22,491 25,704 29,988 31,752 38,556 44,982 59,976 67,473 77,112 89,964 134,946 179,928 269,892 and 539,784, with no remainder.

Since 539,784 cannot be divided by just 1 and 539,784, 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).