Q: Is 563,112 a Composite Number?

Why is 563,112 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 563,112 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 18 22 24 27 33 36 44 54 66 72 79 81 88 99 108 132 158 162 198 216 237 264 297 316 324 396 474 594 632 648 711 792 869 891 948 1,188 1,422 1,738 1,782 1,896 2,133 2,376 2,607 2,844 3,476 3,564 4,266 5,214 5,688 6,399 6,952 7,128 7,821 8,532 10,428 12,798 15,642 17,064 20,856 23,463 25,596 31,284 46,926 51,192 62,568 70,389 93,852 140,778 187,704 281,556 and 563,112, with no remainder.

Since 563,112 cannot be divided by just 1 and 563,112, 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).