Q: Is 561,792 a Composite Number?

Why is 561,792 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 561,792 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 14 16 19 21 22 24 28 32 33 38 42 44 48 56 57 64 66 76 77 84 88 96 112 114 128 132 133 152 154 168 176 192 209 224 228 231 264 266 304 308 336 352 384 399 418 448 456 462 528 532 608 616 627 672 704 798 836 896 912 924 1,056 1,064 1,216 1,232 1,254 1,344 1,408 1,463 1,596 1,672 1,824 1,848 2,112 2,128 2,432 2,464 2,508 2,688 2,926 3,192 3,344 3,648 3,696 4,224 4,256 4,389 4,928 5,016 5,852 6,384 6,688 7,296 7,392 8,512 8,778 9,856 10,032 11,704 12,768 13,376 14,784 17,024 17,556 20,064 23,408 25,536 26,752 29,568 35,112 40,128 46,816 51,072 70,224 80,256 93,632 140,448 187,264 280,896 and 561,792, with no remainder.

Since 561,792 cannot be divided by just 1 and 561,792, 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).