Q: Is 548,964 a Composite Number?

Why is 548,964 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 548,964 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 17 18 23 26 27 34 36 39 46 51 52 54 68 69 78 92 102 108 117 138 153 156 204 207 221 234 276 299 306 351 391 414 442 459 468 598 612 621 663 702 782 828 884 897 918 1,173 1,196 1,242 1,326 1,404 1,564 1,794 1,836 1,989 2,346 2,484 2,652 2,691 3,519 3,588 3,978 4,692 5,083 5,382 5,967 7,038 7,956 8,073 10,166 10,557 10,764 11,934 14,076 15,249 16,146 20,332 21,114 23,868 30,498 32,292 42,228 45,747 60,996 91,494 137,241 182,988 274,482 and 548,964, with no remainder.

Since 548,964 cannot be divided by just 1 and 548,964, 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).