Q: Is 557,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 557,600 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 557,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 25 32 34 40 41 50 68 80 82 85 100 136 160 164 170 200 205 272 328 340 400 410 425 544 656 680 697 800 820 850 1,025 1,312 1,360 1,394 1,640 1,700 2,050 2,720 2,788 3,280 3,400 3,485 4,100 5,576 6,560 6,800 6,970 8,200 11,152 13,600 13,940 16,400 17,425 22,304 27,880 32,800 34,850 55,760 69,700 111,520 139,400 278,800 and 557,600, with no remainder.

Since 557,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 557,600, 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).