Q: Is 549,072 a Composite Number?

Why is 549,072 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 549,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 31 36 41 48 54 62 72 82 93 108 123 124 144 164 186 216 246 248 279 328 369 372 432 492 496 558 656 738 744 837 984 1,107 1,116 1,271 1,476 1,488 1,674 1,968 2,214 2,232 2,542 2,952 3,348 3,813 4,428 4,464 5,084 5,904 6,696 7,626 8,856 10,168 11,439 13,392 15,252 17,712 20,336 22,878 30,504 34,317 45,756 61,008 68,634 91,512 137,268 183,024 274,536 and 549,072, with no remainder.

Since 549,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 549,072, 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).