Q: Is 544,104 a Composite Number?

Why is 544,104 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 544,104 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 18 22 24 27 33 36 44 54 66 72 88 99 108 132 198 216 229 264 297 396 458 594 687 792 916 1,188 1,374 1,832 2,061 2,376 2,519 2,748 4,122 5,038 5,496 6,183 7,557 8,244 10,076 12,366 15,114 16,488 20,152 22,671 24,732 30,228 45,342 49,464 60,456 68,013 90,684 136,026 181,368 272,052 and 544,104, with no remainder.

Since 544,104 cannot be divided by just 1 and 544,104, 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).