Q: Is 540,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 540,000 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 540,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 27 30 32 36 40 45 48 50 54 60 72 75 80 90 96 100 108 120 125 135 144 150 160 180 200 216 225 240 250 270 288 300 360 375 400 432 450 480 500 540 600 625 675 720 750 800 864 900 1,000 1,080 1,125 1,200 1,250 1,350 1,440 1,500 1,800 1,875 2,000 2,160 2,250 2,400 2,500 2,700 3,000 3,375 3,600 3,750 4,000 4,320 4,500 5,000 5,400 5,625 6,000 6,750 7,200 7,500 9,000 10,000 10,800 11,250 12,000 13,500 15,000 16,875 18,000 20,000 21,600 22,500 27,000 30,000 33,750 36,000 45,000 54,000 60,000 67,500 90,000 108,000 135,000 180,000 270,000 and 540,000, with no remainder.

Since 540,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 540,000, 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).