Q: Is 567,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 567,840 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 567,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 13 14 15 16 20 21 24 26 28 30 32 35 39 40 42 48 52 56 60 65 70 78 80 84 91 96 104 105 112 120 130 140 156 160 168 169 182 195 208 210 224 240 260 273 280 312 336 338 364 390 416 420 455 480 507 520 546 560 624 672 676 728 780 840 845 910 1,014 1,040 1,092 1,120 1,183 1,248 1,352 1,365 1,456 1,560 1,680 1,690 1,820 2,028 2,080 2,184 2,366 2,535 2,704 2,730 2,912 3,120 3,360 3,380 3,549 3,640 4,056 4,368 4,732 5,070 5,408 5,460 5,915 6,240 6,760 7,098 7,280 8,112 8,736 9,464 10,140 10,920 11,830 13,520 14,196 14,560 16,224 17,745 18,928 20,280 21,840 23,660 27,040 28,392 35,490 37,856 40,560 43,680 47,320 56,784 70,980 81,120 94,640 113,568 141,960 189,280 283,920 and 567,840, with no remainder.

Since 567,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 567,840, 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).