Q: Is 559,062 a Composite Number?

Why is 559,062 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 559,062 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 17 18 21 27 29 34 42 51 54 58 63 81 87 102 119 126 153 162 174 189 203 238 261 306 357 378 406 459 493 522 567 609 714 783 918 986 1,071 1,134 1,218 1,377 1,479 1,566 1,827 2,142 2,349 2,754 2,958 3,213 3,451 3,654 4,437 4,698 5,481 6,426 6,902 8,874 9,639 10,353 10,962 13,311 16,443 19,278 20,706 26,622 31,059 32,886 39,933 62,118 79,866 93,177 186,354 279,531 and 559,062, with no remainder.

Since 559,062 cannot be divided by just 1 and 559,062, 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).