Q: Is 556,140 a Composite Number?

Why is 556,140 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 556,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 23 26 30 31 39 46 52 60 62 65 69 78 92 93 115 124 130 138 155 156 186 195 230 260 276 299 310 345 372 390 403 460 465 598 620 690 713 780 806 897 930 1,196 1,209 1,380 1,426 1,495 1,612 1,794 1,860 2,015 2,139 2,418 2,852 2,990 3,565 3,588 4,030 4,278 4,485 4,836 5,980 6,045 7,130 8,060 8,556 8,970 9,269 10,695 12,090 14,260 17,940 18,538 21,390 24,180 27,807 37,076 42,780 46,345 55,614 92,690 111,228 139,035 185,380 278,070 and 556,140, with no remainder.

Since 556,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 556,140, 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).