Q: Is 554,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 554,040 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 554,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 19 20 24 27 30 36 38 40 45 54 57 60 72 76 81 90 95 108 114 120 135 152 162 171 180 190 216 228 243 270 285 324 342 360 380 405 456 486 513 540 570 648 684 729 760 810 855 972 1,026 1,080 1,140 1,215 1,368 1,458 1,539 1,620 1,710 1,944 2,052 2,280 2,430 2,565 2,916 3,078 3,240 3,420 3,645 4,104 4,617 4,860 5,130 5,832 6,156 6,840 7,290 7,695 9,234 9,720 10,260 12,312 13,851 14,580 15,390 18,468 20,520 23,085 27,702 29,160 30,780 36,936 46,170 55,404 61,560 69,255 92,340 110,808 138,510 184,680 277,020 and 554,040, with no remainder.

Since 554,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 554,040, 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).