Q: Is 532,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 532,560 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 532,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 48 56 60 70 80 84 105 112 120 140 168 210 240 280 317 336 420 560 634 840 951 1,268 1,585 1,680 1,902 2,219 2,536 3,170 3,804 4,438 4,755 5,072 6,340 6,657 7,608 8,876 9,510 11,095 12,680 13,314 15,216 17,752 19,020 22,190 25,360 26,628 33,285 35,504 38,040 44,380 53,256 66,570 76,080 88,760 106,512 133,140 177,520 266,280 and 532,560, with no remainder.

Since 532,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 532,560, 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).