Q: Is 560,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 560,000 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 560,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 32 35 40 50 56 64 70 80 100 112 125 128 140 160 175 200 224 250 280 320 350 400 448 500 560 625 640 700 800 875 896 1,000 1,120 1,250 1,400 1,600 1,750 2,000 2,240 2,500 2,800 3,200 3,500 4,000 4,375 4,480 5,000 5,600 7,000 8,000 8,750 10,000 11,200 14,000 16,000 17,500 20,000 22,400 28,000 35,000 40,000 56,000 70,000 80,000 112,000 140,000 280,000 and 560,000, with no remainder.

Since 560,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 560,000, 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).