Q: Is 555,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 555,120 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 555,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 90 108 120 135 144 180 216 240 257 270 360 432 514 540 720 771 1,028 1,080 1,285 1,542 2,056 2,160 2,313 2,570 3,084 3,855 4,112 4,626 5,140 6,168 6,939 7,710 9,252 10,280 11,565 12,336 13,878 15,420 18,504 20,560 23,130 27,756 30,840 34,695 37,008 46,260 55,512 61,680 69,390 92,520 111,024 138,780 185,040 277,560 and 555,120, with no remainder.

Since 555,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 555,120, 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).