Q: Is 549,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 549,640 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 549,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 13 14 20 26 28 35 40 52 56 65 70 91 104 130 140 151 182 260 280 302 364 455 520 604 728 755 910 1,057 1,208 1,510 1,820 1,963 2,114 3,020 3,640 3,926 4,228 5,285 6,040 7,852 8,456 9,815 10,570 13,741 15,704 19,630 21,140 27,482 39,260 42,280 54,964 68,705 78,520 109,928 137,410 274,820 and 549,640, with no remainder.

Since 549,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 549,640, 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).