Q: Is 558,000,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 558,000,320 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 558,000,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 73 80 146 160 292 320 365 584 730 1,168 1,460 2,336 2,920 4,672 5,840 11,680 23,360 23,887 47,774 95,548 119,435 191,096 238,870 382,192 477,740 764,384 955,480 1,528,768 1,743,751 1,910,960 3,487,502 3,821,920 6,975,004 7,643,840 8,718,755 13,950,008 17,437,510 27,900,016 34,875,020 55,800,032 69,750,040 111,600,064 139,500,080 279,000,160 and 558,000,320, with no remainder.

Since 558,000,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 558,000,320, 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).