Q: Is 804,540 a Composite Number?

Why is 804,540 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 804,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 23 30 33 44 46 53 55 60 66 69 92 106 110 115 132 138 159 165 212 220 230 253 265 276 318 330 345 460 506 530 583 636 660 690 759 795 1,012 1,060 1,166 1,219 1,265 1,380 1,518 1,590 1,749 2,332 2,438 2,530 2,915 3,036 3,180 3,498 3,657 3,795 4,876 5,060 5,830 6,095 6,996 7,314 7,590 8,745 11,660 12,190 13,409 14,628 15,180 17,490 18,285 24,380 26,818 34,980 36,570 40,227 53,636 67,045 73,140 80,454 134,090 160,908 201,135 268,180 402,270 and 804,540, with no remainder.

Since 804,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 804,540, 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).