Q: Is 563,615,136 a Composite Number?

Why is 563,615,136 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 563,615,136 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 96 112 126 144 168 224 252 288 336 504 672 1,008 2,016 279,571 559,142 838,713 1,118,284 1,677,426 1,956,997 2,236,568 2,516,139 3,354,852 3,913,994 4,473,136 5,032,278 5,870,991 6,709,704 7,827,988 8,946,272 10,064,556 11,741,982 13,419,408 15,655,976 17,612,973 20,129,112 23,483,964 26,838,816 31,311,952 35,225,946 40,258,224 46,967,928 62,623,904 70,451,892 80,516,448 93,935,856 140,903,784 187,871,712 281,807,568 and 563,615,136, with no remainder.

Since 563,615,136 cannot be divided by just 1 and 563,615,136, 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).