Q: Is 564,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 564,000 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 564,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 47 48 50 60 75 80 94 96 100 120 125 141 150 160 188 200 235 240 250 282 300 375 376 400 470 480 500 564 600 705 750 752 800 940 1,000 1,128 1,175 1,200 1,410 1,500 1,504 1,880 2,000 2,256 2,350 2,400 2,820 3,000 3,525 3,760 4,000 4,512 4,700 5,640 5,875 6,000 7,050 7,520 9,400 11,280 11,750 12,000 14,100 17,625 18,800 22,560 23,500 28,200 35,250 37,600 47,000 56,400 70,500 94,000 112,800 141,000 188,000 282,000 and 564,000, with no remainder.

Since 564,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 564,000, 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).