Q: Is 567,450 a Composite Number?

Why is 567,450 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 567,450 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 13 15 18 25 26 30 39 45 50 65 75 78 90 97 117 130 150 194 195 225 234 291 325 390 450 485 582 585 650 873 970 975 1,170 1,261 1,455 1,746 1,950 2,425 2,522 2,910 2,925 3,783 4,365 4,850 5,850 6,305 7,275 7,566 8,730 11,349 12,610 14,550 18,915 21,825 22,698 31,525 37,830 43,650 56,745 63,050 94,575 113,490 189,150 283,725 and 567,450, with no remainder.

Since 567,450 cannot be divided by just 1 and 567,450, 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).