Q: Is 542,850 a Composite Number?

Why is 542,850 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 542,850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 11 14 15 21 22 25 30 33 35 42 47 50 55 66 70 75 77 94 105 110 141 150 154 165 175 210 231 235 275 282 329 330 350 385 462 470 517 525 550 658 705 770 825 987 1,034 1,050 1,155 1,175 1,410 1,551 1,645 1,650 1,925 1,974 2,310 2,350 2,585 3,102 3,290 3,525 3,619 3,850 4,935 5,170 5,775 7,050 7,238 7,755 8,225 9,870 10,857 11,550 12,925 15,510 16,450 18,095 21,714 24,675 25,850 36,190 38,775 49,350 54,285 77,550 90,475 108,570 180,950 271,425 and 542,850, with no remainder.

Since 542,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 542,850, 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).