Q: Is 568,512 a Composite Number?

Why is 568,512 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 568,512 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 32 36 42 47 48 54 56 63 64 72 84 94 96 108 112 126 141 144 168 188 189 192 216 224 252 282 288 329 336 376 378 423 432 448 504 564 576 658 672 752 756 846 864 987 1,008 1,128 1,269 1,316 1,344 1,504 1,512 1,692 1,728 1,974 2,016 2,256 2,538 2,632 2,961 3,008 3,024 3,384 3,948 4,032 4,512 5,076 5,264 5,922 6,048 6,768 7,896 8,883 9,024 10,152 10,528 11,844 12,096 13,536 15,792 17,766 20,304 21,056 23,688 27,072 31,584 35,532 40,608 47,376 63,168 71,064 81,216 94,752 142,128 189,504 284,256 and 568,512, with no remainder.

Since 568,512 cannot be divided by just 1 and 568,512, 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).