Q: Is 564,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 564,960 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 564,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 16 20 22 24 30 32 33 40 44 48 55 60 66 80 88 96 107 110 120 132 160 165 176 214 220 240 264 321 330 352 428 440 480 528 535 642 660 856 880 1,056 1,070 1,177 1,284 1,320 1,605 1,712 1,760 2,140 2,354 2,568 2,640 3,210 3,424 3,531 4,280 4,708 5,136 5,280 5,885 6,420 7,062 8,560 9,416 10,272 11,770 12,840 14,124 17,120 17,655 18,832 23,540 25,680 28,248 35,310 37,664 47,080 51,360 56,496 70,620 94,160 112,992 141,240 188,320 282,480 and 564,960, with no remainder.

Since 564,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 564,960, 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).