Q: Is 551,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 551,760 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 551,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 16 19 20 22 24 30 33 38 40 44 48 55 57 60 66 76 80 88 95 110 114 120 121 132 152 165 176 190 209 220 228 240 242 264 285 304 330 363 380 418 440 456 484 528 570 605 627 660 726 760 836 880 912 968 1,045 1,140 1,210 1,254 1,320 1,452 1,520 1,672 1,815 1,936 2,090 2,280 2,299 2,420 2,508 2,640 2,904 3,135 3,344 3,630 4,180 4,560 4,598 4,840 5,016 5,808 6,270 6,897 7,260 8,360 9,196 9,680 10,032 11,495 12,540 13,794 14,520 16,720 18,392 22,990 25,080 27,588 29,040 34,485 36,784 45,980 50,160 55,176 68,970 91,960 110,352 137,940 183,920 275,880 and 551,760, with no remainder.

Since 551,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 551,760, 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).