Q: Is 557,865 a Composite Number?

Why is 557,865 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 557,865 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 11 15 21 23 33 35 45 49 55 63 69 77 99 105 115 147 161 165 207 231 245 253 315 345 385 441 483 495 539 693 735 759 805 1,035 1,127 1,155 1,265 1,449 1,617 1,771 2,205 2,277 2,415 2,695 3,381 3,465 3,795 4,851 5,313 5,635 7,245 8,085 8,855 10,143 11,385 12,397 15,939 16,905 24,255 26,565 37,191 50,715 61,985 79,695 111,573 185,955 and 557,865, with no remainder.

Since 557,865 cannot be divided by just 1 and 557,865, 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).