Q: Is 555,984 a Composite Number?

Why is 555,984 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 555,984 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 13 16 18 22 24 26 27 33 36 39 44 48 52 54 66 72 78 81 88 99 104 108 117 132 143 144 156 162 176 198 208 216 234 243 264 286 297 312 324 351 396 429 432 468 486 528 572 594 624 648 702 792 858 891 936 972 1,053 1,144 1,188 1,287 1,296 1,404 1,584 1,716 1,782 1,872 1,944 2,106 2,288 2,376 2,574 2,673 2,808 3,159 3,432 3,564 3,861 3,888 4,212 4,752 5,148 5,346 5,616 6,318 6,864 7,128 7,722 8,424 10,296 10,692 11,583 12,636 14,256 15,444 16,848 20,592 21,384 23,166 25,272 30,888 34,749 42,768 46,332 50,544 61,776 69,498 92,664 138,996 185,328 277,992 and 555,984, with no remainder.

Since 555,984 cannot be divided by just 1 and 555,984, 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).