Q: Is 560,490 a Composite Number?

Why is 560,490 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 560,490 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 17 21 30 34 35 42 51 70 85 102 105 119 157 170 210 238 255 314 357 471 510 595 714 785 942 1,099 1,190 1,570 1,785 2,198 2,355 2,669 3,297 3,570 4,710 5,338 5,495 6,594 8,007 10,990 13,345 16,014 16,485 18,683 26,690 32,970 37,366 40,035 56,049 80,070 93,415 112,098 186,830 280,245 and 560,490, with no remainder.

Since 560,490 cannot be divided by just 1 and 560,490, 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).