Q: Is 540,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 540,800 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 540,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 25 26 32 40 50 52 64 65 80 100 104 128 130 160 169 200 208 260 320 325 338 400 416 520 640 650 676 800 832 845 1,040 1,300 1,352 1,600 1,664 1,690 2,080 2,600 2,704 3,200 3,380 4,160 4,225 5,200 5,408 6,760 8,320 8,450 10,400 10,816 13,520 16,900 20,800 21,632 27,040 33,800 41,600 54,080 67,600 108,160 135,200 270,400 and 540,800, with no remainder.

Since 540,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 540,800, 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).