Q: Is 557,232 a Composite Number?

Why is 557,232 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 557,232 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 19 24 26 38 39 47 48 52 57 76 78 94 104 114 141 152 156 188 208 228 247 282 304 312 376 456 494 564 611 624 741 752 893 912 988 1,128 1,222 1,482 1,786 1,833 1,976 2,256 2,444 2,679 2,964 3,572 3,666 3,952 4,888 5,358 5,928 7,144 7,332 9,776 10,716 11,609 11,856 14,288 14,664 21,432 23,218 29,328 34,827 42,864 46,436 69,654 92,872 139,308 185,744 278,616 and 557,232, with no remainder.

Since 557,232 cannot be divided by just 1 and 557,232, 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).