Q: Is 557,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 557,520 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 557,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 23 24 30 40 46 48 60 69 80 92 101 115 120 138 184 202 230 240 276 303 345 368 404 460 505 552 606 690 808 920 1,010 1,104 1,212 1,380 1,515 1,616 1,840 2,020 2,323 2,424 2,760 3,030 4,040 4,646 4,848 5,520 6,060 6,969 8,080 9,292 11,615 12,120 13,938 18,584 23,230 24,240 27,876 34,845 37,168 46,460 55,752 69,690 92,920 111,504 139,380 185,840 278,760 and 557,520, with no remainder.

Since 557,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 557,520, 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).