Q: Is 563,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 563,920 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 563,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 19 20 28 35 38 40 53 56 70 76 80 95 106 112 133 140 152 190 212 265 266 280 304 371 380 424 530 532 560 665 742 760 848 1,007 1,060 1,064 1,330 1,484 1,520 1,855 2,014 2,120 2,128 2,660 2,968 3,710 4,028 4,240 5,035 5,320 5,936 7,049 7,420 8,056 10,070 10,640 14,098 14,840 16,112 20,140 28,196 29,680 35,245 40,280 56,392 70,490 80,560 112,784 140,980 281,960 and 563,920, with no remainder.

Since 563,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 563,920, 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).