Q: Is 540,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 540,960 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 540,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 23 24 28 30 32 35 40 42 46 48 49 56 60 69 70 80 84 92 96 98 105 112 115 120 138 140 147 160 161 168 184 196 210 224 230 240 245 276 280 294 322 336 345 368 392 420 460 480 483 490 552 560 588 644 672 690 735 736 784 805 840 920 966 980 1,104 1,120 1,127 1,176 1,288 1,380 1,470 1,568 1,610 1,680 1,840 1,932 1,960 2,208 2,254 2,352 2,415 2,576 2,760 2,940 3,220 3,360 3,381 3,680 3,864 3,920 4,508 4,704 4,830 5,152 5,520 5,635 5,880 6,440 6,762 7,728 7,840 9,016 9,660 11,040 11,270 11,760 12,880 13,524 15,456 16,905 18,032 19,320 22,540 23,520 25,760 27,048 33,810 36,064 38,640 45,080 54,096 67,620 77,280 90,160 108,192 135,240 180,320 270,480 and 540,960, with no remainder.

Since 540,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 540,960, 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).