Q: Is 567,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 567,120 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 567,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 17 20 24 30 34 40 48 51 60 68 80 85 102 120 136 139 170 204 240 255 272 278 340 408 417 510 556 680 695 816 834 1,020 1,112 1,360 1,390 1,668 2,040 2,085 2,224 2,363 2,780 3,336 4,080 4,170 4,726 5,560 6,672 7,089 8,340 9,452 11,120 11,815 14,178 16,680 18,904 23,630 28,356 33,360 35,445 37,808 47,260 56,712 70,890 94,520 113,424 141,780 189,040 283,560 and 567,120, with no remainder.

Since 567,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 567,120, 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).