Q: Is 542,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 542,520 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 542,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 24 30 33 36 40 44 45 55 60 66 72 88 90 99 110 120 132 137 165 180 198 220 264 274 330 360 396 411 440 495 548 660 685 792 822 990 1,096 1,233 1,320 1,370 1,507 1,644 1,980 2,055 2,466 2,740 3,014 3,288 3,960 4,110 4,521 4,932 5,480 6,028 6,165 7,535 8,220 9,042 9,864 12,056 12,330 13,563 15,070 16,440 18,084 22,605 24,660 27,126 30,140 36,168 45,210 49,320 54,252 60,280 67,815 90,420 108,504 135,630 180,840 271,260 and 542,520, with no remainder.

Since 542,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 542,520, 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).