Q: Is 564,564 a Composite Number?

Why is 564,564 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 564,564 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 12 13 14 21 22 26 28 33 39 42 44 47 52 66 77 78 84 91 94 132 141 143 154 156 182 188 231 273 282 286 308 329 364 429 462 517 546 564 572 611 658 858 924 987 1,001 1,034 1,092 1,222 1,316 1,551 1,716 1,833 1,974 2,002 2,068 2,444 3,003 3,102 3,619 3,666 3,948 4,004 4,277 6,006 6,204 6,721 7,238 7,332 8,554 10,857 12,012 12,831 13,442 14,476 17,108 20,163 21,714 25,662 26,884 40,326 43,428 47,047 51,324 80,652 94,094 141,141 188,188 282,282 and 564,564, with no remainder.

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