Q: Is 556,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 556,320 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 556,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 19 20 24 30 32 38 40 48 57 60 61 76 80 95 96 114 120 122 152 160 183 190 228 240 244 285 304 305 366 380 456 480 488 570 608 610 732 760 912 915 976 1,140 1,159 1,220 1,464 1,520 1,824 1,830 1,952 2,280 2,318 2,440 2,928 3,040 3,477 3,660 4,560 4,636 4,880 5,795 5,856 6,954 7,320 9,120 9,272 9,760 11,590 13,908 14,640 17,385 18,544 23,180 27,816 29,280 34,770 37,088 46,360 55,632 69,540 92,720 111,264 139,080 185,440 278,160 and 556,320, with no remainder.

Since 556,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 556,320, 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).