Q: Is 542,525,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 542,525,400 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 542,525,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 50 60 72 75 90 100 120 150 180 200 225 300 360 450 600 900 1,800 301,403 602,806 904,209 1,205,612 1,507,015 1,808,418 2,411,224 2,712,627 3,014,030 3,616,836 4,521,045 5,425,254 6,028,060 7,233,672 7,535,075 9,042,090 10,850,508 12,056,120 13,563,135 15,070,150 18,084,180 21,701,016 22,605,225 27,126,270 30,140,300 36,168,360 45,210,450 54,252,540 60,280,600 67,815,675 90,420,900 108,505,080 135,631,350 180,841,800 271,262,700 and 542,525,400, with no remainder.

Since 542,525,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 542,525,400, 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).