Q: Is 549,024 a Composite Number?

Why is 549,024 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 549,024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 19 21 24 28 32 38 42 43 48 56 57 76 84 86 96 112 114 129 133 152 168 172 224 228 258 266 301 304 336 344 399 456 516 532 602 608 672 688 798 817 903 912 1,032 1,064 1,204 1,376 1,596 1,634 1,806 1,824 2,064 2,128 2,408 2,451 3,192 3,268 3,612 4,128 4,256 4,816 4,902 5,719 6,384 6,536 7,224 9,632 9,804 11,438 12,768 13,072 14,448 17,157 19,608 22,876 26,144 28,896 34,314 39,216 45,752 68,628 78,432 91,504 137,256 183,008 274,512 and 549,024, with no remainder.

Since 549,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 549,024, 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).