Q: Is 552,160 a Composite Number?

Why is 552,160 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 552,160 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 17 20 28 29 32 34 35 40 56 58 68 70 80 85 112 116 119 136 140 145 160 170 203 224 232 238 272 280 290 340 406 464 476 493 544 560 580 595 680 812 928 952 986 1,015 1,120 1,160 1,190 1,360 1,624 1,904 1,972 2,030 2,320 2,380 2,465 2,720 3,248 3,451 3,808 3,944 4,060 4,640 4,760 4,930 6,496 6,902 7,888 8,120 9,520 9,860 13,804 15,776 16,240 17,255 19,040 19,720 27,608 32,480 34,510 39,440 55,216 69,020 78,880 110,432 138,040 276,080 and 552,160, with no remainder.

Since 552,160 cannot be divided by just 1 and 552,160, 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).