Q: Is 554,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 554,400 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 554,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 22 24 25 28 30 32 33 35 36 40 42 44 45 48 50 55 56 60 63 66 70 72 75 77 80 84 88 90 96 99 100 105 110 112 120 126 132 140 144 150 154 160 165 168 175 176 180 198 200 210 220 224 225 231 240 252 264 275 280 288 300 308 315 330 336 350 352 360 385 396 400 420 440 450 462 480 495 504 525 528 550 560 600 616 630 660 672 693 700 720 770 792 800 825 840 880 900 924 990 1,008 1,050 1,056 1,100 1,120 1,155 1,200 1,232 1,260 1,320 1,386 1,400 1,440 1,540 1,575 1,584 1,650 1,680 1,760 1,800 1,848 1,925 1,980 2,016 2,100 2,200 2,310 2,400 2,464 2,475 2,520 2,640 2,772 2,800 3,080 3,150 3,168 3,300 3,360 3,465 3,600 3,696 3,850 3,960 4,200 4,400 4,620 4,950 5,040 5,280 5,544 5,600 5,775 6,160 6,300 6,600 6,930 7,200 7,392 7,700 7,920 8,400 8,800 9,240 9,900 10,080 11,088 11,550 12,320 12,600 13,200 13,860 15,400 15,840 16,800 17,325 18,480 19,800 22,176 23,100 25,200 26,400 27,720 30,800 34,650 36,960 39,600 46,200 50,400 55,440 61,600 69,300 79,200 92,400 110,880 138,600 184,800 277,200 and 554,400, with no remainder.

Since 554,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 554,400, 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).