Q: Is 564,408 a Composite Number?

Why is 564,408 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 564,408 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 18 24 26 27 36 39 52 54 67 72 78 81 104 108 117 134 156 162 201 216 234 268 312 324 351 402 468 536 603 648 702 804 871 936 1,053 1,206 1,404 1,608 1,742 1,809 2,106 2,412 2,613 2,808 3,484 3,618 4,212 4,824 5,226 5,427 6,968 7,236 7,839 8,424 10,452 10,854 14,472 15,678 20,904 21,708 23,517 31,356 43,416 47,034 62,712 70,551 94,068 141,102 188,136 282,204 and 564,408, with no remainder.

Since 564,408 cannot be divided by just 1 and 564,408, 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).