Q: Is 558,792 a Composite Number?

Why is 558,792 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 558,792 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 18 24 26 27 36 39 52 54 72 78 104 108 117 156 199 216 234 312 351 398 468 597 702 796 936 1,194 1,404 1,592 1,791 2,388 2,587 2,808 3,582 4,776 5,174 5,373 7,164 7,761 10,348 10,746 14,328 15,522 20,696 21,492 23,283 31,044 42,984 46,566 62,088 69,849 93,132 139,698 186,264 279,396 and 558,792, with no remainder.

Since 558,792 cannot be divided by just 1 and 558,792, 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).