Q: Is 539,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 539,880 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 539,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 20 22 24 30 33 40 44 55 60 66 88 110 120 132 165 220 264 330 409 440 660 818 1,227 1,320 1,636 2,045 2,454 3,272 4,090 4,499 4,908 6,135 8,180 8,998 9,816 12,270 13,497 16,360 17,996 22,495 24,540 26,994 35,992 44,990 49,080 53,988 67,485 89,980 107,976 134,970 179,960 269,940 and 539,880, with no remainder.

Since 539,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 539,880, 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).