Q: Is 562,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 562,560 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 562,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 96 120 128 160 192 240 293 320 384 480 586 640 879 960 1,172 1,465 1,758 1,920 2,344 2,930 3,516 4,395 4,688 5,860 7,032 8,790 9,376 11,720 14,064 17,580 18,752 23,440 28,128 35,160 37,504 46,880 56,256 70,320 93,760 112,512 140,640 187,520 281,280 and 562,560, with no remainder.

Since 562,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 562,560, 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).