Q: Is 566,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 566,440 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 566,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 17 20 28 34 35 40 49 56 68 70 85 98 119 136 140 170 196 238 245 280 289 340 392 476 490 578 595 680 833 952 980 1,156 1,190 1,445 1,666 1,960 2,023 2,312 2,380 2,890 3,332 4,046 4,165 4,760 5,780 6,664 8,092 8,330 10,115 11,560 14,161 16,184 16,660 20,230 28,322 33,320 40,460 56,644 70,805 80,920 113,288 141,610 283,220 and 566,440, with no remainder.

Since 566,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 566,440, 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).