Q: Is 546,546 a Composite Number?

Why is 546,546 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 546,546 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 13 14 21 22 26 33 39 42 49 66 77 78 91 98 143 147 154 169 182 231 273 286 294 338 429 462 507 539 546 637 858 1,001 1,014 1,078 1,183 1,274 1,617 1,859 1,911 2,002 2,366 3,003 3,234 3,549 3,718 3,822 5,577 6,006 7,007 7,098 8,281 11,154 13,013 14,014 16,562 21,021 24,843 26,026 39,039 42,042 49,686 78,078 91,091 182,182 273,273 and 546,546, with no remainder.

Since 546,546 cannot be divided by just 1 and 546,546, 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).