Q: Is 558,432 a Composite Number?

Why is 558,432 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 558,432 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 96 112 126 144 168 224 252 277 288 336 504 554 672 831 1,008 1,108 1,662 1,939 2,016 2,216 2,493 3,324 3,878 4,432 4,986 5,817 6,648 7,756 8,864 9,972 11,634 13,296 15,512 17,451 19,944 23,268 26,592 31,024 34,902 39,888 46,536 62,048 69,804 79,776 93,072 139,608 186,144 279,216 and 558,432, with no remainder.

Since 558,432 cannot be divided by just 1 and 558,432, 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).