Q: Is 564,102 a Composite Number?

Why is 564,102 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 564,102 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 14 18 21 22 33 37 42 63 66 74 77 99 111 121 126 154 198 222 231 242 259 333 363 407 462 518 666 693 726 777 814 847 1,089 1,221 1,386 1,554 1,694 2,178 2,331 2,442 2,541 2,849 3,663 4,477 4,662 5,082 5,698 7,326 7,623 8,547 8,954 13,431 15,246 17,094 25,641 26,862 31,339 40,293 51,282 62,678 80,586 94,017 188,034 282,051 and 564,102, with no remainder.

Since 564,102 cannot be divided by just 1 and 564,102, 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).