Q: Is 563,580 a Composite Number?

Why is 563,580 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 563,580 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 31 36 45 60 62 90 93 101 124 155 180 186 202 279 303 310 372 404 465 505 558 606 620 909 930 1,010 1,116 1,212 1,395 1,515 1,818 1,860 2,020 2,790 3,030 3,131 3,636 4,545 5,580 6,060 6,262 9,090 9,393 12,524 15,655 18,180 18,786 28,179 31,310 37,572 46,965 56,358 62,620 93,930 112,716 140,895 187,860 281,790 and 563,580, with no remainder.

Since 563,580 cannot be divided by just 1 and 563,580, 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).