Q: Is 560,878,648 a Composite Number?

Why is 560,878,648 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 560,878,648 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 22 44 53 88 106 212 424 583 1,166 2,269 2,332 2,809 4,538 4,664 5,618 9,076 11,236 18,152 22,472 24,959 30,899 49,918 61,798 99,836 120,257 123,596 199,672 240,514 247,192 481,028 962,056 1,322,827 2,645,654 5,291,308 6,373,621 10,582,616 12,747,242 25,494,484 50,988,968 70,109,831 140,219,662 280,439,324 and 560,878,648, with no remainder.

Since 560,878,648 cannot be divided by just 1 and 560,878,648, 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).