Q: Is 571,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 571,200 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 571,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 17 20 21 24 25 28 30 32 34 35 40 42 48 50 51 56 60 64 68 70 75 80 84 85 96 100 102 105 112 119 120 136 140 150 160 168 170 175 192 200 204 210 224 238 240 255 272 280 300 320 336 340 350 357 400 408 420 425 448 476 480 510 525 544 560 595 600 672 680 700 714 800 816 840 850 952 960 1,020 1,050 1,088 1,120 1,190 1,200 1,275 1,344 1,360 1,400 1,428 1,600 1,632 1,680 1,700 1,785 1,904 2,040 2,100 2,240 2,380 2,400 2,550 2,720 2,800 2,856 2,975 3,264 3,360 3,400 3,570 3,808 4,080 4,200 4,760 4,800 5,100 5,440 5,600 5,712 5,950 6,720 6,800 7,140 7,616 8,160 8,400 8,925 9,520 10,200 11,200 11,424 11,900 13,600 14,280 16,320 16,800 17,850 19,040 20,400 22,848 23,800 27,200 28,560 33,600 35,700 38,080 40,800 47,600 57,120 71,400 81,600 95,200 114,240 142,800 190,400 285,600 and 571,200, with no remainder.

Since 571,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 571,200, 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).