Q: Is 557,424 a Composite Number?

Why is 557,424 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 557,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 36 42 48 49 56 63 72 79 84 98 112 126 144 147 158 168 196 237 252 294 316 336 392 441 474 504 553 588 632 711 784 882 948 1,008 1,106 1,176 1,264 1,422 1,659 1,764 1,896 2,212 2,352 2,844 3,318 3,528 3,792 3,871 4,424 4,977 5,688 6,636 7,056 7,742 8,848 9,954 11,376 11,613 13,272 15,484 19,908 23,226 26,544 30,968 34,839 39,816 46,452 61,936 69,678 79,632 92,904 139,356 185,808 278,712 and 557,424, with no remainder.

Since 557,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 557,424, 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).