Q: Is 560,976 a Composite Number?

Why is 560,976 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 560,976 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 29 31 39 48 52 58 62 78 87 93 104 116 124 156 174 186 208 232 248 312 348 372 377 403 464 496 624 696 744 754 806 899 1,131 1,209 1,392 1,488 1,508 1,612 1,798 2,262 2,418 2,697 3,016 3,224 3,596 4,524 4,836 5,394 6,032 6,448 7,192 9,048 9,672 10,788 11,687 14,384 18,096 19,344 21,576 23,374 35,061 43,152 46,748 70,122 93,496 140,244 186,992 280,488 and 560,976, with no remainder.

Since 560,976 cannot be divided by just 1 and 560,976, 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).