Q: Is 546,624 a Composite Number?

Why is 546,624 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 546,624 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 24 26 32 36 39 48 52 64 72 73 78 96 104 117 144 146 156 192 208 219 234 288 292 312 416 438 468 576 584 624 657 832 876 936 949 1,168 1,248 1,314 1,752 1,872 1,898 2,336 2,496 2,628 2,847 3,504 3,744 3,796 4,672 5,256 5,694 7,008 7,488 7,592 8,541 10,512 11,388 14,016 15,184 17,082 21,024 22,776 30,368 34,164 42,048 45,552 60,736 68,328 91,104 136,656 182,208 273,312 and 546,624, with no remainder.

Since 546,624 cannot be divided by just 1 and 546,624, 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).