Q: Is 549,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 549,360 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 549,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 24 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 48 56 60 63 70 72 80 84 90 105 109 112 120 126 140 144 168 180 210 218 240 252 280 315 327 336 360 420 436 504 545 560 630 654 720 763 840 872 981 1,008 1,090 1,260 1,308 1,526 1,635 1,680 1,744 1,962 2,180 2,289 2,520 2,616 3,052 3,270 3,815 3,924 4,360 4,578 4,905 5,040 5,232 6,104 6,540 6,867 7,630 7,848 8,720 9,156 9,810 11,445 12,208 13,080 13,734 15,260 15,696 18,312 19,620 22,890 26,160 27,468 30,520 34,335 36,624 39,240 45,780 54,936 61,040 68,670 78,480 91,560 109,872 137,340 183,120 274,680 and 549,360, with no remainder.

Since 549,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 549,360, 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).