Q: Is 547,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 547,400 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 547,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 17 20 23 25 28 34 35 40 46 50 56 68 70 85 92 100 115 119 136 140 161 170 175 184 200 230 238 280 322 340 350 391 425 460 476 575 595 644 680 700 782 805 850 920 952 1,150 1,190 1,288 1,400 1,564 1,610 1,700 1,955 2,300 2,380 2,737 2,975 3,128 3,220 3,400 3,910 4,025 4,600 4,760 5,474 5,950 6,440 7,820 8,050 9,775 10,948 11,900 13,685 15,640 16,100 19,550 21,896 23,800 27,370 32,200 39,100 54,740 68,425 78,200 109,480 136,850 273,700 and 547,400, with no remainder.

Since 547,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 547,400, 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).