Q: Is 557,928 a Composite Number?

Why is 557,928 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 557,928 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 27 28 36 41 42 54 56 63 72 81 82 84 108 123 126 162 164 168 189 216 243 246 252 287 324 328 369 378 486 492 504 567 574 648 738 756 861 972 984 1,107 1,134 1,148 1,476 1,512 1,701 1,722 1,944 2,214 2,268 2,296 2,583 2,952 3,321 3,402 3,444 4,428 4,536 5,166 6,642 6,804 6,888 7,749 8,856 9,963 10,332 13,284 13,608 15,498 19,926 20,664 23,247 26,568 30,996 39,852 46,494 61,992 69,741 79,704 92,988 139,482 185,976 278,964 and 557,928, with no remainder.

Since 557,928 cannot be divided by just 1 and 557,928, 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).