Q: Is 561,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 561,600 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 561,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 18 20 24 25 26 27 30 32 36 39 40 45 48 50 52 54 60 64 65 72 75 78 80 90 96 100 104 108 117 120 130 135 144 150 156 160 180 192 195 200 208 216 225 234 240 260 270 288 300 312 320 325 351 360 390 400 416 432 450 468 480 520 540 576 585 600 624 650 675 702 720 780 800 832 864 900 936 960 975 1,040 1,080 1,170 1,200 1,248 1,300 1,350 1,404 1,440 1,560 1,600 1,728 1,755 1,800 1,872 1,950 2,080 2,160 2,340 2,400 2,496 2,600 2,700 2,808 2,880 2,925 3,120 3,510 3,600 3,744 3,900 4,160 4,320 4,680 4,800 5,200 5,400 5,616 5,850 6,240 7,020 7,200 7,488 7,800 8,640 8,775 9,360 10,400 10,800 11,232 11,700 12,480 14,040 14,400 15,600 17,550 18,720 20,800 21,600 22,464 23,400 28,080 31,200 35,100 37,440 43,200 46,800 56,160 62,400 70,200 93,600 112,320 140,400 187,200 280,800 and 561,600, with no remainder.

Since 561,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 561,600, 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).