Q: Is 556,080 a Composite Number?

Why is 556,080 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 556,080 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 84 105 112 120 140 168 210 240 280 331 336 420 560 662 840 993 1,324 1,655 1,680 1,986 2,317 2,648 3,310 3,972 4,634 4,965 5,296 6,620 6,951 7,944 9,268 9,930 11,585 13,240 13,902 15,888 18,536 19,860 23,170 26,480 27,804 34,755 37,072 39,720 46,340 55,608 69,510 79,440 92,680 111,216 139,020 185,360 278,040 and 556,080, with no remainder.

Since 556,080 cannot be divided by just 1 and 556,080, 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).