Q: Is 568,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 568,480 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 568,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 17 19 20 22 32 34 38 40 44 55 68 76 80 85 88 95 110 136 152 160 170 176 187 190 209 220 272 304 323 340 352 374 380 418 440 544 608 646 680 748 760 836 880 935 1,045 1,292 1,360 1,496 1,520 1,615 1,672 1,760 1,870 2,090 2,584 2,720 2,992 3,040 3,230 3,344 3,553 3,740 4,180 5,168 5,984 6,460 6,688 7,106 7,480 8,360 10,336 12,920 14,212 14,960 16,720 17,765 25,840 28,424 29,920 33,440 35,530 51,680 56,848 71,060 113,696 142,120 284,240 and 568,480, with no remainder.

Since 568,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 568,480, 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).