Q: Is 564,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 564,300 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 564,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 19 20 22 25 27 30 33 36 38 44 45 50 54 55 57 60 66 75 76 90 95 99 100 108 110 114 132 135 150 165 171 180 190 198 209 220 225 228 270 275 285 297 300 330 342 380 396 418 450 475 495 513 540 550 570 594 627 660 675 684 825 836 855 900 950 990 1,026 1,045 1,100 1,140 1,188 1,254 1,350 1,425 1,485 1,650 1,710 1,881 1,900 1,980 2,052 2,090 2,475 2,508 2,565 2,700 2,850 2,970 3,135 3,300 3,420 3,762 4,180 4,275 4,950 5,130 5,225 5,643 5,700 5,940 6,270 7,425 7,524 8,550 9,405 9,900 10,260 10,450 11,286 12,540 12,825 14,850 15,675 17,100 18,810 20,900 22,572 25,650 28,215 29,700 31,350 37,620 47,025 51,300 56,430 62,700 94,050 112,860 141,075 188,100 282,150 and 564,300, with no remainder.

Since 564,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 564,300, 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).