Q: Is 859,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 859,560 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 859,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 19 20 24 26 29 30 38 39 40 52 57 58 60 65 76 78 87 95 104 114 116 120 130 145 152 156 174 190 195 228 232 247 260 285 290 312 348 377 380 390 435 456 494 520 551 570 580 696 741 754 760 780 870 988 1,102 1,131 1,140 1,160 1,235 1,482 1,508 1,560 1,653 1,740 1,885 1,976 2,204 2,262 2,280 2,470 2,755 2,964 3,016 3,306 3,480 3,705 3,770 4,408 4,524 4,940 5,510 5,655 5,928 6,612 7,163 7,410 7,540 8,265 9,048 9,880 11,020 11,310 13,224 14,326 14,820 15,080 16,530 21,489 22,040 22,620 28,652 29,640 33,060 35,815 42,978 45,240 57,304 66,120 71,630 85,956 107,445 143,260 171,912 214,890 286,520 429,780 and 859,560, with no remainder.

Since 859,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 859,560, 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).