Q: Is 560,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 560,400 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 560,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 150 200 240 300 400 467 600 934 1,200 1,401 1,868 2,335 2,802 3,736 4,670 5,604 7,005 7,472 9,340 11,208 11,675 14,010 18,680 22,416 23,350 28,020 35,025 37,360 46,700 56,040 70,050 93,400 112,080 140,100 186,800 280,200 and 560,400, with no remainder.

Since 560,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 560,400, 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).