Q: Is 541,620 a Composite Number?

Why is 541,620 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 541,620 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 27 30 34 36 45 51 54 59 60 68 85 90 102 108 118 135 153 170 177 180 204 236 255 270 295 306 340 354 459 510 531 540 590 612 708 765 885 918 1,003 1,020 1,062 1,180 1,530 1,593 1,770 1,836 2,006 2,124 2,295 2,655 3,009 3,060 3,186 3,540 4,012 4,590 5,015 5,310 6,018 6,372 7,965 9,027 9,180 10,030 10,620 12,036 15,045 15,930 18,054 20,060 27,081 30,090 31,860 36,108 45,135 54,162 60,180 90,270 108,324 135,405 180,540 270,810 and 541,620, with no remainder.

Since 541,620 cannot be divided by just 1 and 541,620, 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).