Q: Is 564,060 a Composite Number?

Why is 564,060 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 564,060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 17 20 21 28 30 34 35 42 51 60 68 70 79 84 85 102 105 119 140 158 170 204 210 237 238 255 316 340 357 395 420 474 476 510 553 595 714 790 948 1,020 1,106 1,185 1,190 1,343 1,428 1,580 1,659 1,785 2,212 2,370 2,380 2,686 2,765 3,318 3,570 4,029 4,740 5,372 5,530 6,636 6,715 7,140 8,058 8,295 9,401 11,060 13,430 16,116 16,590 18,802 20,145 26,860 28,203 33,180 37,604 40,290 47,005 56,406 80,580 94,010 112,812 141,015 188,020 282,030 and 564,060, with no remainder.

Since 564,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 564,060, 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).