Q: Is 565,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 565,200 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 565,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 48 50 60 72 75 80 90 100 120 144 150 157 180 200 225 240 300 314 360 400 450 471 600 628 720 785 900 942 1,200 1,256 1,413 1,570 1,800 1,884 2,355 2,512 2,826 3,140 3,600 3,768 3,925 4,710 5,652 6,280 7,065 7,536 7,850 9,420 11,304 11,775 12,560 14,130 15,700 18,840 22,608 23,550 28,260 31,400 35,325 37,680 47,100 56,520 62,800 70,650 94,200 113,040 141,300 188,400 282,600 and 565,200, with no remainder.

Since 565,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 565,200, 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).