Q: Is 543,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 543,600 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 543,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 48 50 60 72 75 80 90 100 120 144 150 151 180 200 225 240 300 302 360 400 450 453 600 604 720 755 900 906 1,200 1,208 1,359 1,510 1,800 1,812 2,265 2,416 2,718 3,020 3,600 3,624 3,775 4,530 5,436 6,040 6,795 7,248 7,550 9,060 10,872 11,325 12,080 13,590 15,100 18,120 21,744 22,650 27,180 30,200 33,975 36,240 45,300 54,360 60,400 67,950 90,600 108,720 135,900 181,200 271,800 and 543,600, with no remainder.

Since 543,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 543,600, 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).