Q: Is 557,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 557,700 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 557,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 13 15 20 22 25 26 30 33 39 44 50 52 55 60 65 66 75 78 100 110 130 132 143 150 156 165 169 195 220 260 275 286 300 325 330 338 390 429 507 550 572 650 660 676 715 780 825 845 858 975 1,014 1,100 1,300 1,430 1,650 1,690 1,716 1,859 1,950 2,028 2,145 2,535 2,860 3,300 3,380 3,575 3,718 3,900 4,225 4,290 5,070 5,577 7,150 7,436 8,450 8,580 9,295 10,140 10,725 11,154 12,675 14,300 16,900 18,590 21,450 22,308 25,350 27,885 37,180 42,900 46,475 50,700 55,770 92,950 111,540 139,425 185,900 278,850 and 557,700, with no remainder.

Since 557,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 557,700, 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).