Q: Is 540,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 540,360 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 540,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 19 20 24 30 36 38 40 45 57 60 72 76 79 90 95 114 120 152 158 171 180 190 228 237 285 316 342 360 380 395 456 474 570 632 684 711 760 790 855 948 1,140 1,185 1,368 1,422 1,501 1,580 1,710 1,896 2,280 2,370 2,844 3,002 3,160 3,420 3,555 4,503 4,740 5,688 6,004 6,840 7,110 7,505 9,006 9,480 12,008 13,509 14,220 15,010 18,012 22,515 27,018 28,440 30,020 36,024 45,030 54,036 60,040 67,545 90,060 108,072 135,090 180,120 270,180 and 540,360, with no remainder.

Since 540,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 540,360, 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).