Q: Is 558,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 558,480 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 558,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 24 26 30 39 40 48 52 60 65 78 80 104 120 130 156 179 195 208 240 260 312 358 390 520 537 624 716 780 895 1,040 1,074 1,432 1,560 1,790 2,148 2,327 2,685 2,864 3,120 3,580 4,296 4,654 5,370 6,981 7,160 8,592 9,308 10,740 11,635 13,962 14,320 18,616 21,480 23,270 27,924 34,905 37,232 42,960 46,540 55,848 69,810 93,080 111,696 139,620 186,160 279,240 and 558,480, with no remainder.

Since 558,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 558,480, 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).