Q: Is 566,748 a Composite Number?

Why is 566,748 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 566,748 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 13 14 18 21 26 28 36 39 42 52 63 78 84 91 117 126 156 173 182 234 252 273 346 364 468 519 546 692 819 1,038 1,092 1,211 1,557 1,638 2,076 2,249 2,422 3,114 3,276 3,633 4,498 4,844 6,228 6,747 7,266 8,996 10,899 13,494 14,532 15,743 20,241 21,798 26,988 31,486 40,482 43,596 47,229 62,972 80,964 94,458 141,687 188,916 283,374 and 566,748, with no remainder.

Since 566,748 cannot be divided by just 1 and 566,748, 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).