Q: Is 557,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 557,760 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 557,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 32 35 40 42 48 56 60 64 70 80 83 84 96 105 112 120 140 160 166 168 192 210 224 240 249 280 320 332 336 415 420 448 480 498 560 581 664 672 830 840 960 996 1,120 1,162 1,245 1,328 1,344 1,660 1,680 1,743 1,992 2,240 2,324 2,490 2,656 2,905 3,320 3,360 3,486 3,984 4,648 4,980 5,312 5,810 6,640 6,720 6,972 7,968 8,715 9,296 9,960 11,620 13,280 13,944 15,936 17,430 18,592 19,920 23,240 26,560 27,888 34,860 37,184 39,840 46,480 55,776 69,720 79,680 92,960 111,552 139,440 185,920 278,880 and 557,760, with no remainder.

Since 557,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 557,760, 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).