Q: Is 569,712 a Composite Number?

Why is 569,712 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 569,712 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 13 16 22 24 26 33 39 44 48 52 66 78 83 88 104 132 143 156 166 176 208 249 264 286 312 332 429 498 528 572 624 664 858 913 996 1,079 1,144 1,328 1,716 1,826 1,992 2,158 2,288 2,739 3,237 3,432 3,652 3,984 4,316 5,478 6,474 6,864 7,304 8,632 10,956 11,869 12,948 14,608 17,264 21,912 23,738 25,896 35,607 43,824 47,476 51,792 71,214 94,952 142,428 189,904 284,856 and 569,712, with no remainder.

Since 569,712 cannot be divided by just 1 and 569,712, 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).