Q: Is 557,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 557,200 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 557,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 80 100 112 140 175 199 200 280 350 398 400 560 700 796 995 1,393 1,400 1,592 1,990 2,786 2,800 3,184 3,980 4,975 5,572 6,965 7,960 9,950 11,144 13,930 15,920 19,900 22,288 27,860 34,825 39,800 55,720 69,650 79,600 111,440 139,300 278,600 and 557,200, with no remainder.

Since 557,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 557,200, 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).