Q: Is 546,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 546,720 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 546,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 17 20 24 30 32 34 40 48 51 60 67 68 80 85 96 102 120 134 136 160 170 201 204 240 255 268 272 335 340 402 408 480 510 536 544 670 680 804 816 1,005 1,020 1,072 1,139 1,340 1,360 1,608 1,632 2,010 2,040 2,144 2,278 2,680 2,720 3,216 3,417 4,020 4,080 4,556 5,360 5,695 6,432 6,834 8,040 8,160 9,112 10,720 11,390 13,668 16,080 17,085 18,224 22,780 27,336 32,160 34,170 36,448 45,560 54,672 68,340 91,120 109,344 136,680 182,240 273,360 and 546,720, with no remainder.

Since 546,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 546,720, 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).