Q: Is 545,688 a Composite Number?

Why is 545,688 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 545,688 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 13 18 22 24 26 33 36 39 44 52 53 66 72 78 88 99 104 106 117 132 143 156 159 198 212 234 264 286 312 318 396 424 429 468 477 572 583 636 689 792 858 936 954 1,144 1,166 1,272 1,287 1,378 1,716 1,749 1,908 2,067 2,332 2,574 2,756 3,432 3,498 3,816 4,134 4,664 5,148 5,247 5,512 6,201 6,996 7,579 8,268 10,296 10,494 12,402 13,992 15,158 16,536 20,988 22,737 24,804 30,316 41,976 45,474 49,608 60,632 68,211 90,948 136,422 181,896 272,844 and 545,688, with no remainder.

Since 545,688 cannot be divided by just 1 and 545,688, 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).